Dalmacio de Mur y de Cervelló
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Dalmacio de Mur y de Cervelló (died 12 September 1456) was a Spanish prelate
of the fifteenth century. He served as Bishop of Girona (1415-1418), Bishop of Tarragona (1419-31), and finally Archbishop of Zaragoza (1431-56).
Dalmacio de Mur y Cervelló was born at Cervera
. He was a patron of the arts, embellishing with Gothic art
the churches he served in. In 1426 he commissioned from the sculptor Pere Johan
(active 1418-58) the alabaster and wood retablo
that still dominates the Cathedral of Tarragona. He was buried in the La Seo Cathedral
of Zaragoza
.
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the fifteenth century. He served as Bishop of Girona (1415-1418), Bishop of Tarragona (1419-31), and finally Archbishop of Zaragoza (1431-56).
Dalmacio de Mur y Cervelló was born at Cervera
Cervera
Cervera is the capital of the comarca of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The title Compte de Cervera is a courtesy title, formerly part of the Crown of Aragon, that has been revived for Felipe, Prince of Asturias....
. He was a patron of the arts, embellishing with Gothic art
Gothic art
Gothic art was a Medieval art movement that developed in France out of Romanesque art in the mid-12th century, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, but took over art more completely north of the Alps, never quite effacing more classical...
the churches he served in. In 1426 he commissioned from the sculptor Pere Johan
Pere Johan
Pere Johan or Pere Joan was a Catalan Gothic sculptor.He was the son of sculptor Jordi de Déu, a former slave and disciple of sculptor Jaume Cascalls...
(active 1418-58) the alabaster and wood retablo
Retablo
A Retablo or lamina is a Latin American devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art....
that still dominates the Cathedral of Tarragona. He was buried in the La Seo Cathedral
La Seo Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Savior is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Zaragoza, Spain. It is part of the World Heritage Site Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon....
of Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
.
Source
- "The Retable of Don Dalmau de Mur y Cervelló from the Archbishop's Palace at Saragossa: A Documented Work" by Francí Gomar and Tomás Giner, R. Steven Janke, Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 18. (1983), pp. 65-83.