Master of the Conquest of Mallorca. Mural paintings of the Conquest of Mallorca, 1285-1290

Mesrte de la Conquesta de Mallorca
 

Master of the Conquest of Mallorca. Mural paintings of the Conquest of Mallorca, 1285-1290

 

Master of the Conquest of Mallorca. Mural paintings of the Conquest of Mallorca, 1285-1290

The mural paintings of the Conquest of Mallorca come from the old mansion house of the Caldes family in carrer Montcada of Barcelona, later to be known as the palau Aguilar and which is currently home to the Museu Picasso. Discovered and taken apart in 1961, they are two of the most relevant examples of Catalan art from the first Gothic and lineal Gothic.  They narrate the conquest of the island of Mallorca by Jaume I the Conqueror, which occurred in 1229.  As if it was a painted chronicle, the episodes follow the detailed narration of the Catalan medieval chronicles such as the Llibre dels Feits by King Jaume I and the Crònica by Bernat Desclot.

 

 

Mural paintings of the Conquest of Majorca, Master of the Conquest of Majorca, 1285-1290