Found in the workshop of Gonzalo Perez, in the city of Puerto Mingalvo, "Altarpiece with Scenes from the Life of the Virgin," measures 156"x113 3/4." The artwork was created in 1420-30 and uses tempera and gold leaf on a wooden panel. Most of Perez's work has been found in the Chapel of Santo Domingo in the Cathedral of Valencia. The painting, known as a retablo, as it consists of multiple scenes relating to one theme, depicts the life of the Virgin Mary in a non-chronological order.
Surrounding the wooden panel is a carved border with beautiful engravings of flowers and diamond encased le…
