The Greatest Catholic Painter You’ve Never Heard Of

Friday, May 23rd, 2014

Enguerrand Quarton (c. 1410 – c. 1466) was a French painter who painted in a style that is composed of a bizarre combination of French, Netherlandish, and Byzantine influences. Two of his surviving masterpieces are The Pietà of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon .

Not only does Quarton have an captivating sense of rhythm and beauty, his colour is also stunning. Look at his paintings

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