Circle of Alonso Berruguete, 16th century
Spanish school of the 16th century. Circle of ALONSO BERRUGUETE (Paredes de Nava, c.1490-Toledo, 1561).
"Male bust".
Alabaster.
Measurements: 22 x 16 x 16 cm.
The aged and expiring face of this male bust leads us to think that we are in front of the representation of an apostle or a saint during his martyrdom. The character is treated with drama and a deep mysticism. The gaze focuses our attention, and is reflected with a veracity typical of a careful study of the natural. The morphology, the expression and the way of treating the character allow us to relate it to the circle of Alonso Berruguete, Spanish sculptor and painter, son of the painter Pedro Berruguete and one of the fundamental referents of the Spanish sculpture of the Renaissance that advanced even the new mannerist, intellectualized and abstract derivation of the Italian Cinquecento, almost at the same time that it is produced in Italy. From 1507 he was in Italy expanding his knowledge of painting, mainly in Florence, where he must have arrived around 1512. The long years of his stay in Italy allowed him to become deeply acquainted with the masters of the Quattrocento and the models of classical Greco-Latin sculpture. He took up residence in Valladolid in 1523, where he founded his workshop and dedicated himself to the carving of altarpieces and images.
COMMENTS
This lot can be seen at the Setdart Barcelona Gallery located at C/Aragón, 346.
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Spanish school of the 16th century. Circle of ALONSO BERRUGUETE (Paredes de Nava, c.1490-Toledo, 1561).
"Male bust".
Alabaster.
Measurements: 22 x 16 x 16 cm.
The aged and expiring face of this male bust leads us to think that we are in front of the representation of an apostle or a saint during his martyrdom. The character is treated with drama and a deep mysticism. The gaze focuses our attention, and is reflected with a veracity typical of a careful study of the natural. The morphology, the expression and the way of treating the character allow us to relate it to the circle of Alonso Berruguete, Spanish sculptor and painter, son of the painter Pedro Berruguete and one of the fundamental referents of the Spanish sculpture of the Renaissance that advanced even the new mannerist, intellectualized and abstract derivation of the Italian Cinquecento, almost at the same time that it is produced in Italy. From 1507 he was in Italy expanding his knowledge of painting, mainly in Florence, where he must have arrived around 1512. The long years of his stay in Italy allowed him to become deeply acquainted with the masters of the Quattrocento and the models of classical Greco-Latin sculpture. He took up residence in Valladolid in 1523, where he founded his workshop and dedicated himself to the carving of altarpieces and images.
COMMENTS
This lot can be seen at the Setdart Barcelona Gallery located at C/Aragón, 346.
