Chapel of Santa Àgata
The Chapel of Santa Àgata—Capella de Santa Àgata, in Spanish Capilla de Santa Ágata—is the royal chapel of Barcelona, tied to the Palau Reial Major complex. Built in 1302, it belongs to the Catalan Gothic tradition and was later expanded under a dynastic command attributed to James II and Queen Blanca d’Anjou. In 1866, it was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, a status that places it among Spain’s major protected heritage sites. Inside, the chapel’s artistic program anchors it in fifteenth-century Catalan art. A standout altarpiece by Jaume Huguet presides over the chapel, and it is specifically the altarpiece of the Epiphany. The chapel also connects to Portuguese court influence through its floor decoration: the sculptor Joan Claperós designed sixty painted earth tiles showing angels and the arms of Aragon and Sicily, working under the mandate of Peter, Constable of Portugal between 1463 and 1466. …
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