Pere Johan or Pere Joan (born c. 1400) was a Catalan Gothic sculptor. He was the son of sculptor

Jordi de Déu Jordi () is the Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: Sant Jordi – patron sa ...

, a former slave and disciple of sculptor

Jaume Cascalls Jaume Cascalls (early 14th century – 1378) was a Catalan sculptor, born in Berga. He was a representative of the Catalan school of Gothic sculpture. He was married to the daughter of painter Ferrer Bassa, with whom he had a profitable work r ...

. His first solo works are known from the late 1410s, such as a keystone in the nave of the

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representing the Eternal Father in Glory surrounded by Angels (1418), the eastern façade of the

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and several

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s in the Gothic façade of the Casa della Ciutat in Barcelona. His main works are the

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for the Cathedral of Tarragona (1426) and panels for the high altar in the Cathedral of Zaragoza (1434), both commissioned by archbishop of Tarragona Dalmau de Mur. He also executed the frontal of the sepulchre of Hugo de Urriés, in the Cathedral of Huesca. In 1450, at the request of King

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 ...

, Pere Johan went to

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to work on the decoration of the

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, collaborating in the triumphal arch of the entrance with

Guillem Sagrera Guillem Sagrera (Felanitx, Mallorca ca. 1380–Naples, 1456) was a Spaniards, Spanish Gothic sculpture, Gothic sculptor and architect from Majorca. A native of Felanitx, in Mallorca, in the early 15th century he was director of the works of the C ...

from

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. This is his last known work.

External links

Pere Johan in the ''Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa''.
15th-century deaths Sculptors from Catalonia Medieval Catalan artists Year of birth unknown 15th-century Spanish sculptors Spanish male sculptors Spanish people of Greek descent 15th-century Catalan people {{Spain-sculptor-stub