Os painéis do Mosteiro de S. Vicente

Published in 1931 by the Centro Tipográfico Colonial, this scholarly work by Afonso de Dornelas focuses on the Panels of Saint Vincent de Fora, a masterpiece of 15th-century Portuguese painting attributed to Nuno Gonçalves. The book emerged during a period of intense interest in Portuguese national identity and art history, serving as a critical attempt to document and interpret the enigmatic figures and complex iconography depicted in the polyptych, which remains one of Portugal's most significant cultural treasures.

Afonso de Dornelas, a known genealogist and heraldic expert, approached the subject with a focus on historical record and the identification of the nobility and clergy portrayed in the panels. His analysis reflected the intellectual climate of the early 20th century, which sought to formalize the study of national artistic heritage. While modern scholarship has refined many of the attributions and historical identifications proposed in the 1930s, the work remains a notable reference point for the historiography of the Panels of Saint Vincent and the evolution of Portuguese art criticism.