Artists
Jaime Huguet
- Country:
- Spain
- Birth year:
- 1415
- Death year:
- 1492
Jaime Huguet (c. 1415 Valls-1492 Barcelona) is not only one of the outstanding Spanish artists of the waning Middle Ages, but is also considered, along with Bernardo Martonell, the most important painter in Catalonia in the second half of the 15th century. He studied with his uncle, the painter Pedro Huguet, who lived in Barcelona, around 1434. The first official reference to Jaime Huguet dates from 1448 in Barcelona, where he was a life-long resident except for stays in Tarragon and Saragossa in the 1440s. Through the efforts of the painter Luis Dalmaus Huguet became acquainted with the naturalistic painting of Jan van Eyck, whose influence is evident throughout the Spanish painter's work. Huguet contibuted to large altar projects and left behind a comprehensive oeuvre with assistance from his large workshop. His major works include The Scourging of Christ, c. 1455, Musee du Louvre, Paris, Altar with the Holy Abson and Senen, 1459-1461, Sanata Maria Tarrasa; and Epiphany Altar, 1464/65, Real-Capella de San Agueda, Barcelona.