Hugo van der Goes

Hugo van der Goes
Portrait of a Man by Van der Goes
Born	c. 1430/1440 probably Ghent
Died	1482 (aged 42 to 52) Auderghem
Nationality	Flemish
Notable work	Portinari Triptych Monforte Altarpiece Fall and Redemption of Man
Movement	Early Netherlandish painting, Northern Renaissance

Hugo van der Goes (c. 1430/1440 – 1482) was one of the most significant and original Early Netherlandish painters of the late 15th century. Van der Goes was an important painter of altarpieces as well as portraits. He introduced important innovations in painting through his monumental style, use of a specific colour range and individualistic manner of portraiture. From 1483 onwards, the presence of his masterpiece, the Portinari Triptych, in Florence played a role in the development of realism and the use of colour in Italian Renaissance art.^[1]