Two more of the panels of St Vincent. When you sit in front of the panels, the people seem real. In a way, they seem more real than if these were photographs.

We moved from picture to picture and were impressed at each stop. We think this museum is a must see.

This picture (next slide) was so interesting that I did research on the story. The story of Inês de Castro is important in Portugal.

Inês is begging the king for her life. The assassins are hiding behind the door curtain. The children are the king's grandchildren.

St. Onofrio. I don't know if I have seen eyes like this in a sculpture before.

St. Onofrio, patron of weavers. The legend is that he wore his hair as clothes. School of José de Almeida. 1st half of the 18th century.

Lots of detail in the dress/gown but very little for the dog. "“Retrato de una Señora" Painting of a Lady, painter unknown, from around 1620-1640

A lot of metalwork (if that is the right term) was done using silver from the new world.

Even behind glass a lot of detail comes through.

There is no practical use for things like this, but they are impressive work.

A detail from the previous image

This almost makes you want to write letters with a quill pen, doesn't t.

To hold a host.

Patricia captured the shadow of this bishop's crook.

Here is some detail of the crook

This piece is really very small, but it is full of detail.

I am not sure what the material is. At first I thought it was ivory, then paper, then lace. Successive enlargements didn't help.

The famous Monstrance of Belém. Gil Vicente, 1506, created with gold brought back by Vasco de Gama.

Hair decoration

Hair decoration