# West portal

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, Portuguese](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/medieval-sculptor-portuguese-r2813ac5be7082a>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Stone

## Commentary

The west portal of the monastery at Belém was executed by Nicolau Chanterene \(Nicolas Chanterenne, c. 1485-1551\), a French sculptor and architect who worked mainly in Portugal and Spain. The portal has kneeling figures of the founders, Manuel I and his second wife Maria of Castile. While the rich ornamentation still shows the characteristics of Late Gothic, the founders&#39; portraits point forward to the Renaissance.

## Related artworks

- [Sarcophagus of Pedro I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/medieval-sculptor-portuguese-r2813ac5be7082a/sarcophagus-of-pedro-i-r1b2ce8012052e9>)
- [Sarcophagus of Pedro I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/medieval-sculptor-portuguese-r2813ac5be7082a/sarcophagus-of-pedro-i-r54038e37c49494>)
- [Sarcophagus of Pedro I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/medieval-sculptor-portuguese-r2813ac5be7082a/sarcophagus-of-pedro-i-rec488ab8560a19>)
- [West portal](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/medieval-sculptor-portuguese-r2813ac5be7082a/west-portal-r17d679a9070484>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)