or Bartolomé de Cárdenas
born 0441; 1440, Córdoba, Spain
died 1495, Barcelona
Spanish painter.
He was active in Valencia (1468), Aragon (147485), and Barcelona (from 1486). Bermejo's earliest masterpiece is the panel painting Santo Domingo de Silos (1474). His Pietà (1490) in Barcelona Cathedral is considered a masterpiece of early Spanish oil painting; the influence of Rogier van der Weyden can be seen in the rich detail and colour. Bermejo cultivated the Flemish style and was considered the most outstanding painter in Spain before El Greco .