Goes, Hugo van der (1440?-1482), one of the most eminent Flemish painters of his period. He was born in Goes (now in the Netherlands) and painted chiefly at Ghent (Gent), where he was first listed among members of the painters' guild in 1467. Van der Goes painted religious subjects, including several versions of the Holy Family, with the fervent attention to detail, delicate craftsmanship, and deep religious sentiment characteristic of Flemish painting at its peak of development.

He also made designs for stained glass. A large triptych, the Portinari Altarpiece (circa 1476), was commissioned by a member of the Portinari family of Florence who was serving in Brugge (Bruges) as the agent of the Medicis. Van der Goes gave it to the Florentine hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in 1476. The work, greatly admired by the Italian masters of the Renaissance, is now in the Uffizi, Florence. Other works by van der Goes include the Virgin and Child with St. Anne (Royal Museum, Brussels) and Death of the Virgin(c. 1480, Groeninge Museum, Brugge).