A Tetraptych Modernist Painting (Four Panels of One Painting) from Spain– Age:  20th Century

This painting from Spain has two longer side panels and two central shorter panels.  We believe this might depict a religious crusade in a landscape setting, with much symbolism that could be interpreted in many ways.  We will leave that portion up to the viewer.  We also think the artist did a type of panel board painting in which canvas is applied to the board with rabbit glue and then layered with gesso and sanded to give a very smooth surface upon which to paint.  Once the panel construction was complete, the design was laid out in charcoal in thin line drawings.  The artist may have used tempera which uses an egg-yolk medium. Using small brushes dipped in a mixture of pigment and egg-yolk, the paint was applied in very small strokes. Because tempera dries quickly and is not conducive to mistakes, each stroke had to be perfect each time. This exacting perfection shaped the nature and style of the art produced. 

These panels will bring much study and enjoyment to anyone viewing them.

Condition:  Chips to painting and gesso mostly around the borders; far upper left panel has area where there is loss of paint; craquelure in areas, and fading of paint in some area.