Catalan altarpieces of the late baroque. Some considerations

Abstract

The last renovation in the structure of the baroque altarpiece in Catalonia takes place around 1720. It evolves towards a late baroque or classicist style and it connects with the trends in Europe and elsewhere in Spain around the same date. We also study the contribution of Catalan sculptors such as Jacint Moretó, Pere Costa and Josep Sunyer to this change, because we don't think that Pere Costa is the only sculptor connected to this process. We therefore disagree with the interpretation ot the sources that supports this theory.