JACOMART, Jaume Baço, The Last Supper, 1450s, Cathedral Museum, Segorbe

Jaime Baço, also spelled Jaume Baco or Jacomart (c. 1410–1461) was a Spanish painter from

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. Most of his life is scarcely documented. He worked in his native city until 1442, when he was called to

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. He had a deep influence on the local school, including artists such as

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, and in 1445 he returned to

. One year later he was again in Italy, again by the king's request. In that occasion he visited

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and Tivoli, where he knew cardinal Alfonso Borgia, the future pope

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. In 1451 he was back to Valencia, remaining there for the rest of his life. His style did not absorb the influences of Italian Renaissance, but kept the strong influence of

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. He left an altarpiece in the church of Santa Maria della Pace, now lost. Jacomart's only documented work is the Retable of Catì, a late work (1460) in collaboration with his follower Juan Rexach. Other works are only attributed, such as the Borgia Triptych in the Collegiate church of

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, and the panels with ''St. Benedict'' and ''St. Ildephonsus'' in the

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* 1410 births 1461 deaths People from Valencia Painters from the Valencian Community {{Spain-painter-stub