- BERRUGUETE, Alonso
(c. 1488-1561)
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Sculptor
- Alonso Berruguete was the
greatest Spanish sculptor of the 16th century and also
a painter, working mainly in Valladolid. He lived
in Italy (c. 1504 1517) studying above all
Michelangelo's work, the influence of which is
reflected in Berruguete's Resurrection carved in relief in
alabaster for Valencia cathedral. Other major
works are the altars for the monastery of La
Mejorada (1526), now in Valladolid Museum, and
for the church of S. Benito (1527, also at
Valladolid, and the 36 choir stalls in wood
(1539 for Toledo cathedral. Berruguete was the 1st
Spaniard to react strongly against the High
Renaissance ideals of perfection of form. He was
affected by Mannerism but used distortion or
unbalanced composition to express the emotions
of his mind or the agonies and ecstasies of the
religious life.
- Source: The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists (World of Art)
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