Jorge Afonso (c. 1470 1540) was an important Portuguese Renaissance painter. Jorge Afonso was nominated royal painter in 1508 by King Manuel I and again in
Gregrio Lopes (c. 1490 1550) was one of the most important Renaissance painters from Portugal. Gregrio Lopes was educated in the workshop of Jorge Afonso
1540
He was mainly based in Lisbon, with a workshop near the Church of São Domingos.
The main painted altarpieces attributed to Jorge Afonso were commissioned by the old Leonor of Viseu, widow of John II of Portugal and sister of Manuel I....
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A whole generation of Portuguese painters was educated in his workshop, including Cristóvão de Figueiredo, Garcia Fernandes, Gregório Lopes and Jorge Leal, among others....