Chapel of Santa Àgata explained

Chapel of Santa Àgata
Native Name:Capella de Santa Àgata
Native Language:Catalan
Coordinates:41.3843°N 2.1774°W
Location:Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Designation1:Spain
Designation1 Offname:Capilla de Santa Ágata
Designation1 Type:Non-movable
Designation1 Criteria:Monument
Designation1 Date:1866
Designation1 Number:RI-51-0000005

The Chapel of Santa Àgata (Catalan: Capella de Santa Àgata, Spanish: Capilla de Santa Ágata) is a chapel located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is also as the Royal Chapel.[1] It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1866.

History

Chapel of Santa Ágata was built in 1302. One was the later additions to this Chapel is an outstanding altarpiece by Jaume Huguet in the fifteenth century. This Chapel includes the group of buildings of Reial Major Palace. The Chapel's construction followed an order by James II and the reigning Queen Blanca d'Anjou.[1]

Art

The sculptor Joan Claperós, under the mandate of Peter, Constable of Portugal (1463-1466) designed sixty earth floor tiles painted with representations of angels and the arms of Aragon and Sicily. Along with this, the king ordered for the magnificent altarpiece of Epiphany that presides over the chapel by the artist Jaume Huguet.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monuments in Barcelona, Spain: Capilla de Santa Agata. Cultural tourism in Catalonia, Spain.. spainisculture.com.
  2. Web site: Chapel of Santa Ágata - SpeedyLook encyclopedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20141022032500/http://www.myetymology.com/encyclopedia/Chapel_of_Santa_%C3%81gata.html. usurped. October 22, 2014. myetymology.com.