Artist

Jaume Mateu

Portrait of Jaume Mateu
Portrait of Jaume Mateu

Crown of Aragon, 1382–1452

Jaume Mateu was a Crown of Aragon Early Renaissance artist. 5 works are cataloged here, principally at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Jaume Mateu was born in Kingdom of Valencia.

Jaume Mateu (1382–1452) was a Valencian painter of the Gothic style. The nephew and collaborator of Pere Nicolau, he is known to have worked in Valencia from 1402 to 1453. Works attributed to him include the Adoration of the Shepherds (1430, part of an altarpiece now disappeared) in the museum of Cortes de Arenoso and a Nativity (1430).

He participated in the coffer decoration of the Golden Hall Llotja de la Seda. He is known to have taken commissions from patrons in Teruel and Barcelona.

Works by Jaume Mateu

Collections represented

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