Jacomart

The Last Supper,c. 1450s,from theCathedral of Segorbe.

Jaime Baço,also spelledJaume BacoorJacomart(c. 1410–1461), was a Spanish painter fromValencia.

Most of his life is scarcely documented. He worked in his native city until 1442, when he was called toNaplesbyAlfonso V of Aragon.He had a deep influence on the local school, including artists such asColantonio,and in 1445 he returned toValencia.One year later he was again in Italy, again by the king's request. In that occasion he visitedRomeandTivoli,where he knew cardinal Alfonso Borgia, the future popeCalixtus III.In 1451 he was back to Valencia, remaining there for the rest of his life.

His style did not absorb the influences of Italian Renaissance, but kept the strong influence ofEarly Netherlandish painting.He left an altarpiece in the church of Santa Maria della Pace, now lost. Jacomart's only documented work is the Retable of Catì, a late work (1460) in collaboration with his followerJuan Rexach.Other works are only attributed, such as the Borgia Triptych in the Collegiate church ofXàtiva,and the panels withSt. BenedictandSt. Ildephonsusin theCathedral of Valencia.

Sources

• Zuffi, Stefano (2004).Il Quattrocento.Milan: Electa.ISBN88-370-2315-4.