This painting appears referenced in the inventory of the national museum of ancient art as coming from the convento da esperança in lisbon. However, as josé alberto seabra de carvalho concluded in his study on the origin of some paintings in this institution's collection, we are facing an inventory error. In fact, according to the delivery terms for the convent paintings that were distributed by the academy and museum of fine arts, there is no painting with this theme. Therefore, it is necessary to seek its origins in the collection of other religious houses that were extinct at the end of the 19th century. According to an anonymous pencil note on the inventory sheet of this painting, the theme represented in it is identified as "birth of saint john" (baptist). For discussion of iconography see j. A. Seabra carvalho, "gregório lopes", lisbon, 1999, p. This author attributes the painting to gregório lopes. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1530s. Medium: painting. Collection: National Museum of Ancient Art. Nascimento de São João Baptista
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