Altarpiece of the Capela de São Jorge
Author: Unknown
Date: 17th century, 1st half
Material: Gilded and polychromed woodcarving
Dimensions (cm): H 425 x W 399 x D 48
Provenance: Guimarães, Casa dos Navarros de Andrade, Capela de São Jorge
Owner: Guimarães, Câmara Municipal de Guimarães
Inventory No.: MAS ED 2
The altarpiece surface is totally coated with mannerist woodcarving, decorated with acanthus leaves, angel heads, narrative bas-reliefs and paintings.
This altarpiece belonged to the chapel, known as the Capela do Senhor Jesus and Capela de São Jorge, existing in the Casa dos Navarros de Andrade, which, nowadays, houses the Arquivo Municipal Alfredo Pimenta.