Artists
Pedro Berruguete
- Country:
- Spain
- Birth year:
- 1453
- Death year:
- 1504
Pedro Berruguete (c. 1453 Paredes de Nava, Valadolid-1504 Avila) is an important link between Spanish, northern Alpine and Italian art at the start of the Spanish Renaissance. He is first mentioned as living in Italy, where he worked from about 1477 along with Justus van Ghent at the court of Federigo da Montefeltro (died 1482) in Urvino. In 1483 he is known to have been in Toledo, where he executed frescoes in the cathedral from 1485 to 1488 and in 1495, and around 1500 he was working in Avila. Berruguete was in all likelihood trained by a master influenced by the Dutch style who worked at the Castilian court. Berruguete thus combined the skills he personally attained in Italy with Flemish painting techniques. After Berruguete returned to Spain toward the end of his life, the influence of Spanish traditions in his works visibly increased, as well. He was the father of the famous sculptor Alonso Berruguete. Works by the artist include Angl's Pieta, c. 1482, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan; and Adoration of the Magi, Museo del Prado, Madrid.