Master of Belmonte, St Michael Defeating the Devil, 1450-1500, oil and tempera on wood (The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker

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Alberto Velasco González, Virgin and Child with Musician Angels. The Master of Belmonte and Late Gothic Aragonese Painting (Jaime Eguiguren, 2017)

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