19. 1-2

Gothic

Altarpiece. Baptism and Annunciation

• Pere Vall
• Tempera on panel
• 111 x 82 x 8 cm (Baptism)
• 111 x 81.5 x 9 cm (Annunciation)
• Between 1410 and 1420
• Origin: church of Sant Miquel, Cardona (El Bages)

MDCS 19. 1-2

These two panels depicting the Annunciation and the Baptism of Christ are the only ones to survive from a lost altarpiece of Cardona. They came to the museum following the purchase of the unique nineteenth-century collection of salt objects of Fr. Riba. Both are the work of Pere Vall, a painter in the style of Pere Serra who was very active in Cardona from the turn of the 15th century. While not generally a very innovative painter, he was able to find his own style based on the simplicity and clarity of his compositions.

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