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Birth of St Stephen, Altarpiece of Sant Esteve de Granollers, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Birth of St Stephen, detail of woman washing hands with servants, a devil, a sleeping servant and a sleeping baby with devil's horns, 1495-1500, tempera and gold leaf on wood, by Vergos Group, in Gothic style, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. This is a detail from a panel on the altarpiece of Sant Esteve de Granollers. The MNAC holds 13 panels from this altarpiece, of which 9 were painted by the Vergos workshop, and 4, part of the dust-shield, are attributed to Joan Gasco, d. 1529. The altarpiece is originally from the high altar of the parish church of Sant Esteve de Granollers, Valles Oriental, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Birth of St Stephen, detail of woman washing hands with servants, a devil, a sleeping servant and a sleeping baby with devil's horns, 1495-1500, tempera and gold leaf on wood, by Vergos Group, in Gothic style, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. This is a detail from a panel on the altarpiece of Sant Esteve de Granollers. The MNAC holds 13 panels from this altarpiece, of which 9 were painted by the Vergos workshop, and 4, part of the dust-shield, are attributed to Joan Gasco, d. 1529. The altarpiece is originally from the high altar of the parish church of Sant Esteve de Granollers, Valles Oriental, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen