Pere Serra
Illustration — Detail of the retablo of All Saints, Monastery of Sant Cugat. A painter in Gothic-Italian style, who was active in Catalonia in 1357–1406. He was born into a family of painters, including his brothers Jaume, Francesc and Joan.
Also recorded as Pedro Serra · Master of Tobed
Pere Serra
Amadalvarez · File:PereSerra-Retaule_del_Sant_Esperit-collage.jpg · Public domain
- Born
- 1350
- Died
- 1499
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Virgin of the Angels · God the Holy Spirit Polyptych
- Languages
- Spanish · Catalan
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Illustration — Detail of the retablo of All Saints, Monastery of Sant Cugat. A painter in Gothic-Italian style, who was active in Catalonia in 1357–1406. He was born into a family of painters, including his brothers Jaume, Francesc and Joan.
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Like most of the Catalan painters of the period, he was influenced by the contemporary Italian painting, especially from Siena. He entered the workshop of Ramón Destorrents in 1357 and, together with his brothers, painted the altarpiece of the monastery of Santa María de Sigena, now in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. Other works from Pere Serra include the Arrival of the Holy Spirit in the cathedral of Manresa (1394), considered his masterwork, an altarpiece with Saints in the Monastery of Sant Cugat (1375), a Virgin with Six Musician Angels, and Annunciation in the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan.
The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. Places of work recorded in the authority are Crown of Aragon. Works named in the authority record are Virgin of the Angels and God the Holy Spirit Polyptych. Work by Pere Serra is recorded in the collections of National Museum of Ancient Art, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Pinacoteca di Brera and Museu Diocesà d'Urgell.
1385 Retablo de la Virgen de los Ángeles; Pere Serra
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1350
Pere Serra born.
1499
Pere Serra died.
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- Azcárate Ristori, J. M. de. Historia del arte. Anaya. 1986. 84-207-1408-9.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Pedro Serra and Master of Tobed. His recorded languages were Spanish and Catalan.
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National Museum of Ancient Art, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Pinacoteca di Brera and Museu Diocesà d'Urgell
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