Altarpiece of the Saints John
Bernat Martorell · 1430
Bernat Martorell
Crown of Aragon · 1390–1452
Bernat Martorell (died 1452 in Barcelona) was the leading painter of Barcelona, in modern-day Spain. He is considered to be the most important artist of the International Gothic style in Catalonia. Martorell painted retable panels and manuscript illuminations, and carved sculptures and also provided designs for embroideries.
Known works
Altarpiece of the Saints John
Bernat Martorell · 1430
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
The Altarpiece of the Saints John is a painting by Bernat Martorell conserved at the National Art Museum of Catalonia. The Altarpiece of the Saints John from Vinaixa was commissioned in 1432 from the Tarragona painter Ramon de Mur, but in the end it was painted by Martorell. The MNAC keeps most of the panels from this altarpiece.
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