Jaume Cascalls
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Jaume Cascalls was a Catalan sculptor, born in Berga
. He was a representant of the Catalan school of Gothic sculpture. He was married to the daughter of painter Ferrer Bassa
, with whom he had a profitable work relationship.
Cascalls' oldest known work is a white marble altarpiece in the church of St. Mary
at Corneilla-de-Conflent
(in what is now southern France), dated and signed 1345. His most extensive work was however a series of sepulchres in the Monastery of Poblet, where he started to work in 1349 along with the master Aloi de Montbrai
; the work prolonged for many years due to the numerous modifications required by King Peter I of Aragon.
Cascalls left Poblet when he was appointed director of the construction of the La Seu Vella
cathedral in Lleida
(1360). he also executed several polychrome marble figures for the Ripoll Monastery and sculptures for the Cathedral of Girona, including the so-called "St. Charlemagne", a polychrome marble which in fact represents Peter I of Aragon.
In the 1370s Cascalls moved to the Cathedral of Tarragona, but he had to return to Poblet three years later, when the King menaced to deprive him of all his assets. He most likely died in 1378, after which the construction of the royal tombs begun by Cascalls at Poblet was assigned to his disciple Jordi de Déu
.
Berga
Berga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in Catalonia, Spain.- History :Berga derives its name from the Bergistani, an Iberian tribe that lived in the area before the Roman conquest. The Bergistani were first subdued by Hannibal in 218 BC...
. He was a representant of the Catalan school of Gothic sculpture. He was married to the daughter of painter Ferrer Bassa
Ferrer Bassa
Ferrer Bassa was a Spanish Gothic painter and miniaturist.He was active in the early 14th century, as proved by two documents which attest him working in two chapels at Sitges...
, with whom he had a profitable work relationship.
Cascalls' oldest known work is a white marble altarpiece in the church of St. Mary
Church of St. Mary (Corneilla-de-Conflent)
St. Mary is a church in Corneilla-de-Conflent, southern France. Built in the 11th-12th centuries, in Romanesque style, it was originally an Augustinian monastery. It was declared a national monument in 1840.-History:...
at Corneilla-de-Conflent
Corneilla-de-Conflent
Corneilla-de-Conflent is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.It is home the church of St. Mary, a 11th-12th century Romanesque building.-References:*...
(in what is now southern France), dated and signed 1345. His most extensive work was however a series of sepulchres in the Monastery of Poblet, where he started to work in 1349 along with the master Aloi de Montbrai
Aloi de Montbrai
Aloi de Montbrai was a 14th-century Catalan sculptor of French origin.He is documented in Catalonia in the years between 1337 and 1368, working for the royal court of the Kingdom of Aragon...
; the work prolonged for many years due to the numerous modifications required by King Peter I of Aragon.
Cascalls left Poblet when he was appointed director of the construction of the La Seu Vella
La Seu Vella
The Cathedral of St. Mary of La Seu Vella is the former cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida, in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, located on top of Lleida hill....
cathedral in Lleida
Lleida
Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...
(1360). he also executed several polychrome marble figures for the Ripoll Monastery and sculptures for the Cathedral of Girona, including the so-called "St. Charlemagne", a polychrome marble which in fact represents Peter I of Aragon.
In the 1370s Cascalls moved to the Cathedral of Tarragona, but he had to return to Poblet three years later, when the King menaced to deprive him of all his assets. He most likely died in 1378, after which the construction of the royal tombs begun by Cascalls at Poblet was assigned to his disciple Jordi de Déu
Jordi de Déu
Jordi de Déu was a Catalan Gothic sculptor of Greek origin, born in Messina.He was bought as a slave in Barcelona by the Catalan sculptor Jaume Cascalls, who taught him sculpture. The first mentions of Jordi working alongside his master, on the royal tombs in Poblet Monastery date to 1363...
.