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The panels come from the Dominican church of San Pablo in Palencia, where they formed part of an altarpiece dedicated to Saint Ursula, the daughter of the king of Brittany, famous for her beauty and Christian virtue. Together with Gonçal Peris, Jaume Mateu is one of the most representative artists of the second generation of International Gothic in Valencia. Trained at the workshop of his u
This work, together with the three others (P007630, P007632, P007633), used to be part of the upper register of an altarpiece devoted to the legend of the Eleven Thousand Virgins in the church of San Pablo de los Dominicos in Palencia.This monastery suffered the consequences of the 1835 Ecclesiastical Confiscations that left it practically abandoned and subject to damage until it was returned to t
Con toda probabilidad, la pieza formaba parte de la predela de un retablo. Representa san Juan Evangelista en busto, reconocible por el cáliz envenenado que lleva en la mano derecha. Los morfotipos del santo, como los característicos ojos rasgados o la forma gráfica de tratar los rizos de la cabellera, aproximan la pieza a la obra del pintor valenciano Jaume Mateu. Las comparaciones más sugerentes
This work, together with the three others (P007630, P007631, P007633), used to be part of the upper register of an altarpiece devoted to the legend of the Eleven Thousand Virgins in the church of San Pablo de los Dominicos in Palencia.This monastery suffered the consequences of the 1835 Ecclesiastical Confiscations that left it practically abandoned and subject to damage until it was returned to t
These works formed the upper section of the Altar Piece of Saint Ursula in the church of San Pablo in Palencia. The style of these paintings, typical of the International Gothic, led them to originally be considered Valencian. The painter follows the Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine (thirteenth century). Each story, translated into bright colours, abundant amounts of gold, and in different set
