The Life and Career of Llorenç Saragossa
Llorenç Saragossa, also known as Lorenzo Zaragoza, was a painter born in Cariñena, Spain. He was active between 1358 and 1406, serving the court of King Peter the Ceremonious starting in 1367. His professional journey began in Barcelona, where he worked from at least 1363 until 1374. Following this period, he moved to Valencia, where he resided until his death in 1406.
His artistic output included several significant works for religious institutions, such as:
Notable Works and Artistic Legacy
Saragossa's work is characterized by the International Gothic style of the Valence school. One of his most significant pieces is the retable of the Virgin nursing the Child with a concert of musician angels in Jérica, a model that was later adopted by other painters. Another definitive work is the retable of the Virgin, Saint Martin, and Saint Agatha, located in the chapel of Santa Águeda la Antigua or the hermitage of San Roque de Jérica, dated between 1394 and 1395.
His extensive body of work includes various altarpieces for the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady in Villahermosa del Rio between 1380 and 1395, as well as works for the following locations:
