BERMEJO, BARTOLOMÉ


Meaning of BERMEJO, BARTOLOMÉ in English

or Bartolomé de Cárdenas

born 0441; 1440, Córdoba, Spain

died 1495, Barcelona

Spanish painter.

He was active in Valencia (1468), Aragon (1474–85), 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 .

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