Vinzenz Altarpiece

1458 · Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

religious

The painting is from the Sarriá parish church. Huguet attempted to distance himself from Spanish painting, which he had studied closely, in order to develop his own style. His Vinzenz Altarpiece in Sarriá shows that he was largely successful in this.

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About the Artist

Jaume Huguet

1415 – 1492

Catalan painter, the most prominent figure in the Catalan School during the second part of the 15th century. Huguet is thought to have settled in Barcelona about 1448. He continued the Catalan tradition of Bernat Martorell, but was highly individual in his characterization. His studio produced many sumptuous composite altarpieces of the type that became typical in Spanish art and his work exercised a wide influence on the painting of Catalonia and Aragón.

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