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Francisco Henriques
Francisco Henriques (died 1518) was a Flemish Renaissance painter active in Portugal in the early 16th century.
Around the year 1500 Francisco Henriques came to Portugal from Bruges, where he may have been a disciple of Gerard David. It is thought that his first work in Portugal was the main altarpiece of Viseu Cathedral (1501–1506, now in the Grão Vasco Museum in Viseu), leading a workshop that included Portuguese painter Vasco Fernandes, then in the beginning of his career. Among his influences was the early
, he was never caught.
References.
- Ahoy, mateys! Thar be Jewish pirates! by Adam Wills at Jewish Journal, Sep 15, 2006
- Moses Cohen Henriques Biography at J-Grit: The Internet Index of Tough Jews
- Jewish pirates of the Caribbean by Gil Zohar at The Jerusalem Post, April 9, 2016
- The Forgotten Jewish Pirates of Jamaica by Ross Kenneth Urken at smithsonian.com, July 7, 2016