Jorge Afonso

(1470–1540) Portuguese Renaissance painter (c.1470-c.1540)

Jorge Afonso (1470–1540) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jorge Afonso belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Jorge Afonso died in Lisbon. The students included Gregório Lopes, Garcia Fernandes, and Gaspar Vaz.

The catalogue has 28 works by Jorge Afonso with free images. The dated works span the years 1510–1600. Works by Jorge Afonso are held by Galeria Municipal do Banco de Portugal, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, and Convent of Christ.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Girolamo Alibrandi, Matthias Grünewald, Bernardino De Conti, Guillaume de Marcillat, and Juan de Borgoña.

• The Renaissance