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The Museu de Lamego in the old bishop’s palace houses a fine collection of Flemish tapestries and religious statues, as well as paintings by Grão Vasco of the Viseu school (see page 56).
The most significant expedition under Manuel’s flag was Vasco da Gama’s legendary sea voyage from Lisbon in the summer of 1497 — immortalized in The Lusiads (1572), the epic poem by Portugal’s national poet, Luís de Camões (1524–1580).
The top sight in Viseu, and one of Portugal’s most important art museums, is the Museu de Grão Vasco, which inhabits the former archbishop’s palace next to the cathedral.
Perhaps the most interesting exhibit is the 14-panel depiction of the life of Christ, painted by the school of Grão Vasco in 1501–1506 and transferred from the altar of the Viseu cathedral in the 18th century.
The word Calvinism was coined in Vasco da Gama's day, and during the four centuries since has been left pretty much alone.