Jaume Baçó, also spelled Baco or Jacomart (c. 1410–1461), was a Spanish painter from

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

. Most of his life is scarcely documented. He worked in his native city until 1442, when he was called to

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Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso the Magnanimous (Alfons el Magnànim in Catalan language, Catalan) (139627 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfons V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfons I) from 1442 until his ...

. He had a deep influence on the local school, including artists such as Colantonio, and in 1445 he returned to

. One year later he was again in Italy, again by the king's request. In that occasion he visited

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and Tivoli, where he knew cardinal Alfonso Borgia, the future pope

Calixtus III Pope Callixtus III (, , ; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alonso de Borja (), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458. Borgia spent his early career as a professor ...

. 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 of

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. 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 follower

Juan Rexach Juan Rexach, (''fl.'' 1431-1482) was a Spanish painter and miniaturist. His date of birth is not known. Most of his life is scarcely documented. He studied with Jacomart, in whose studio he worked, and after a period of time Rexach succeeded hi ...

. Other works are only attributed, such as the Borgia Triptych in the Collegiate church of

Xàtiva Xàtiva (; ) is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, on the right (western) bank of the river Albaida and at the junction of the Valencia, Spain, Valencia–Murcia and Valencia Albacete railways. It is located 25 km ...

, and the panels with ''St. Benedict'' and ''St. Ildephonsus'' in the

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* 1410 births 1461 deaths Painters from Valencia {{Spain-painter-stub