The Chapel of Santa Àgata (
Catalan: ''Capella de Santa Àgata'',
Spanish
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: ''Capilla de Santa Ágata'') is a chapel located in
Barcelona
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,
Catalonia
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,
Spain
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. It is also as the Royal Chapel.
It was declared ''
Bien de Interés Cultural
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The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense). It includes not only mater ...
'' in 1866.
History
Chapel of Santa Ágata was built in 1302. One was the later additions to this Chapel is an outstanding altarpiece by
Jaume Huguet
Jaume Huguet (; 1412–1492) was a Catalan painter.
Originally from Valls, he moved to Tarragona to stay with his uncle Pere Huguet, who was also a painter. When they moved to Barcelona he was exposed to modern trends of the time. Between 1440 ...
in the fifteenth century. This Chapel includes the group of buildings of
Reial Major Palace. The Chapel's construction followed an order by
James II and the reigning Queen
Blanca d'Anjou.
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Art
The sculptor Joan Claperós, under the mandate of Peter, Constable of Portugal (1463-1466) designed sixty earth floor tiles painted with representations of angels and the arms of Aragon
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and Sicily
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. Along with this, the king ordered for the magnificent altarpiece of Epiphany that presides over the chapel by the artist Jaume Huguet.
See also
* List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Barcelona
References
External links
spainisculture.com
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glosbe.com
flickr.com
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Barcelona
Roman Catholic chapels in Spain
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