Crowns: Details from the Setúbal Altarpiece,Jorge Afonso's workshop, 1520-1530 AD

The mixing of Christian and Oriental elements is illustrated by the use of golden crowns in the altarpiece panels. In the panel, the Angel appearing to Saints Clare, Agnes and Colette, the angel holds such a crown, but similar ones are shown as elements of final gothic incorporating elaborated head ornaments like oriental winged caps and turbans, in details from the panels the Martyr Saints of Morocco and the Adoration of the Magi.