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Peter IV Of Aragón
Peter IV (Catalan: ''Pere IV d'Aragó;'' Aragonese; ''Pero IV d'Aragón;'' 5 September 1319 – 6 January 1387), called the Ceremonious (Catalan: ''El Cerimoniós''; Aragonese: ''el Ceremonioso''), was from 1336 until his death the king of Aragon, Sardinia-Corsica, and Valencia, and count of Barcelona. In 1344, he deposed James III of Majorca and made himself King of Majorca. His reign was occupied with attempts to strengthen the crown against the Union of Aragon and other such devices of the nobility, with their near constant revolts, and with foreign wars, in Sardinia, Sicily, the Mezzogiorno, Greece, and the Balearics. His wars in Greece made him Duke of Athens and Neopatria in 1381. Succession conflicts Peter was born at Balaguer, the eldest son and heir of Alfons IV, then Count of Urgell, and his first wife, Teresa d'Entença. Peter was designated to inherit all of his father's title save that of Urgell, which went to his younger brother James I of Urgell, James. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Pérez
Gonzalo Pérez, or Gonçal Peris Sarrià, was a Kingdom of Valencia, Valencian painter of the first half of the 15th century. His life is scarcely documented. He executed altarpieces and devotional paintings in his hometown, Valencia, Spain, Valencia, in the International Gothic, late Gothic style from 1380 and 1451. Also, he worked for altarpiece in Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca, Murcia, Ródenas, Burgo de Osma or Puertomingalvo. Works include: *''Altarpiece of Saints Ursula, Martin and Anthony'' for the Portaceli Monastery, now in the Museu de Belles Arts de Valencia, Spain. *''Altarpiece of Saint Barbara (Pérez)'', conserved at MNAC Barcelona, Spain. *Panel of ''Saint Martha and Saint Clement'', 1412, in the museum of Valencia Cathedral, Spain. *Altarpiece of Santa María de Gracia de la capilla del Hospital Poma de Puertomingalvo, now in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. *Panel of ''Virgin and Child Enthroned with Cardinal Alsonso Borja'', now in the Muse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
