Enrique de Estencop

Enrique de Estencop painted religious scenes in the late 1300s. His small panel Virgin of the Angels shows a crowned Mary holding the Christ child, surrounded by angels with delicate gold halos. The colors are muted—soft golds, blues, and reds—and the figures have a quiet, stiff grace, typical of the era before the Renaissance. Look closer and you’ll spot tiny details like the angel’s wings patterned with tiny brushstrokes. Next, tap *Virgin of the Angels* to explore the gold leaf and tempera layers.