Peter IV the Ceremonious

Jaume Mateu's portrait of Peter IV the Ceremonious, painted around 1427 for the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, continues the series of Aragonese royal portraits. Peter IV, who reigned from 1336 to 1387, was known for his elaborate court ceremonial and his consolidation of the Crown of Aragon Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient craftsmanship The work is now in the collection of Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalu

The king is depicted in the standard format of the series with royal attributes and heraldic devices, rendered in the formal, flat style of Catalan commemorative portraiture.