Ferrer Bassa
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Background
• One of the most prolific artists who came from Catalonia region of Spain
• Although commissioned for many works, only few survive
– Major 2 surviving works…
• His fresco in Pedralbes
• His Book of Hours of Mary of Navarre
Thesis
Although Ferrer Bassa is known for being a facet of Catalonian art in the middle ages, his most notable works: The Book of Hours for Maria of Navarre and St. Michael’s Chapel in Pedralbes are essentially Italian for clear employment of highly similar technique.
Book of Hours
• 1342, King Pedro inquires for his wife Maria of Navarre to receive a book of hours in Valencia
– Siennese influence
• – Millard Meiss
• Use of ‘quatrocento’ figure
Basic Info about Pedralbes
• 1326, Elisonda de Moncado, Queen of Jaime II (crown of Aragon) created Pedralbes as a convent for the Poor Clares
• Her niece Francesca Saportella I of Pine, commissioned Bassa in 1346 to paint a fresco in St. Michael’s Chapel within
• The name comes from the Latin, ‘petras albas’ (white stones), which evolved into the Catalan ‘pedras albas’, named after the high quality of white stone used
Notable scenes within Pedralbes
- St. Peter’s arrest
- Mary at the foot of the cross
- The descent of Nicodermos
- Expressiveness, personality, individualization
- Overall depicts “scenes from the life of Christ and Franciscan saints”
Materials
• Azurite that has oxidized to malachite green
• Flesh tones were painted in lead white that has oxidized into black
• Known for smooth brush strokes,
– “diffusion without hardness or chromatic contrasts”
Sources
• Gibbs, Robert. "Ferrer Bassa and the Psuedo-Ferrer at Pedralbes." Apollo. 136. (1992): 226-232. Print.
• Guarro, Mariangela S. Ferrer Bassa: Les Pintures De La Capella De Sant Miquel Al Monestir De Pedralbes (Catalan Edition). Montserrat Mateu Taller Editorial, 1993. Print.
• Gudiol , and i B. S. Alcolea. Pintura tica Catalana. Barcelona: grafa, 1986. Print.
• King, Georgiana Goddard. "The Journey of Ferrer Bassa."Art Bulletin. 16.2 (1934): 116-122. Print.
• Museu Nacional D’Art de Catalunya’s Catalonia 1400 : The International Gothic Style exhibit publication
• Newton, William. "Pedralbes." Catholic Barcelona. 8 Feb. 2010. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://catholicbarcelona.com/2010/02/08/pedralbes/>.
• Russell, P E. Spain: A Companion to Spanish Studies. London: Methuen, 1973. Print.• Stokstad, Marilyn. Medieval Art. Boulder, Colo: Westview Press, 2004. Print.• Pascual, Raquel. "PASION Y RESURRECCION EN LA PINTURA ALAVESA. (SIGLOS XIV-
XVI)." Artes Plasticas y Documentales. (1994): 69-119. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://www.euskomedia.org/PDFAnlt/arte/12/12069119.pdf>.