Catalunya 1400

The International Gothic Style

Exhibition from 29 March to 15 July 2012

Locations

Museu Diocesà de Tarragona

Mare Deu del museu diocesa de tarragona

The exhibition starts with the collection of Roman archaeology, which stands out for the mosaics from the Roman villa of Paret Delgada and the tomb of Apollo and the nine muses.

The museum also has a collection of Hispano-Arab items, one of whose highlights is an arch dating from 960. Most of the exhibition is devoted to religious art, with works spanning the period from the Early Middle Ages to the 20th century.

Various 14th-century elements are worth mentioning: the mural paintings of Peralta, the Holy Bible of Escaladei and Saint Peter Armengol’s chest. There is also an interesting group of Gothic paintings and the Renaissance retable of Saint Thecla and the Saints John.

Closed on Sundays and holidays. Open to visitors from June to October (10 am to 7 pm) and from March to May (10 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 7 pm). The rest of the time from 10 am to 7 pm).

  • Thanks to a loan by this institution, visitors to the exhibition can admire the following work: Madonna, attributed to Antoni Canet, and the Retable of Saint Michael, by Bernat Martorell.