Arnau Bassa was a
Catalan
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painter of the 14th century.
He was the son and disciple of painter
Ferrer Bassa
Ferrer Bassa ( 1285 – 1348) was a Catalan Gothic painter and miniaturist.
Biography
He was active in the early 14th century, as proved by two documents which attest him working in two chapels at Sitges. Ten years later he worked for Alf ...
, with whom he collaborated on numerous works. He introduced in his style influences of the pre-
Avignon
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ese school, but later he moved to a more Italianizing
Gothic painting
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, of which he became one of the main exponents in
Catalonia
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, Spain.
Among his works is documented an altarpiece for the shoemakers guild of
Barcelona
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(11 December 1346), destined to the
city's cathedral, later moved to the
Basilica of Santa Maria in
Manresa
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. In 1347, together with his father, he executed the retablo of St. James for the
Monastery of Jonqueres, now in the
Diocesan Museum of Barcelona. He also took part in the retablo of the
Royal Palace of La Almudaina
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History
This imposing ...
in
Palma de Mallorca
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(now in the
National Museum of Ancient Art
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in
Lisbon
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), which was later finished by the workshop of
Ramón Destorrents, after both Arnau and Ferrer had died of
plague
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in 1348.
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1348 deaths
Painters from Catalonia
14th-century Spanish painters
Spanish male painters
14th-century deaths from plague (disease)
Year of birth unknown
Medieval Catalan artists
14th-century Catalan people