![]() ![]() ![]() No known independent portraits by Hugo have survived, and his efforts in this genre must be judged by donor portraits in devotional diptychs and triptychs, such as the left wing of the Saint Hippolytus Altarpiece, whose central and right panels are by Dieric Bouts (Groeningemuseum, Bruges), the Portinari Alarpiece, and the Trinity Panels (National Gallery Scotland, Edinburgh). The majestic Adoration of the Shepherds and Adoration of the Magi (both Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) and the Death of the Virgin (Groeningemuseum, Bruges) additionally comprise the core group of his oeuvre. 1473–78) painted for the hospital church of Sant Egidio in Florence. He was frequently engaged for producing decorations for civic celebrations and official processions, but is most famous for his large altarpieces, especially the Portinari Altarpiece (ca. 1482) was the most noted painter in Ghent in the latter part of the fifteenth century. ![]()
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