In commissioning it, he ostentatiously compared himself with his predecessor at the Bruges branch, Angelo Tani. He may also have commissioned The Last Judgment, by Hans Memling, as it has been suggested that the soul of the sinner being weighed on the scales of St. Michael is in fact a donor portrait of Portinari.
He compared himself to his predecessor at the Bruges branch, Angelo Tani, when commissioning something. He may have also commissioned The Last Judgment by Hans Memling, as it has been suggested that the soul being weighed on the scales of St. Michael is actually a portrait of Portinari.