Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga

Why go

The collection explains how religious art, royal patronage and works displaced from monasteries entered Portugal’s public museums. Its best-known work, the fifteenth-century Saint Vincent Panels attributed to Nuno Gonçalves, rewards close looking at faces, fabrics, gestures and social rank within one scene.

What to look for

• The Saint Vincent Panels form a fifteenth-century polyptych filled with closely observed faces and dress.
• Early Portuguese painting includes works by Vasco Fernandes, Jorge Afonso and Gregório Lopes.
• The museum occupies the former Alvor-Pombal Palace on Rua das Janelas Verdes.

Useful to know

• Confirm that the museum has reopened before planning the journey to Janelas Verdes.
• Once access resumes, begin with the Saint Vincent Panels, then use the surrounding rooms to place them in context.

Your next visit

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