About Bartolome Bermejo
Kingdom of Castile · 1440–1501 · Northern Renaissance
The greatest of the Spanish primitives, Bermejo fused Flemish naturalism with fierce Spanish drama in his 1490 Pieta for Barcelona Cathedral.
Read full biography →Bartolome Bermejo's works are held in 11 museums worldwide, including Museo del Prado, San Diego Museum of Art, and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
🇩🇪 Germany
1 museum
- 1 works
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Berlin, Germany
🇪🇸 Kingdom of Aragon
1 museum
- 1 works
Saragossa Museum
Zaragoza City, Kingdom of Aragon
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🇪🇸 Spain
5 museums
- 3 works
Museo del Prado
Madrid city, Spain
Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–19:00€15 adults, free last 2 hours dailyBanco de España (2 (Línea Roja))Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 2 works
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Indautxu, Spain
- 2 works
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Sants-Montjuïc, Spain
- 1 works
Museu de Belles Arts de València
Valencia, Spain
- 1 works
Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla
Convent, Mother House of Santa María de la Merced in Seville, Spain
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 museum
- 1 works
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, United Kingdom
Daily 10:00–18:00 (Fri until 21:00)FreeCharing Cross (Bakerloo, Northern)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇺🇸 United States
3 museums
- 3 works
San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, United States
- 2 works
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, United States
- 1 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Bartolome Bermejo?
Bartolome Bermejo, who signed his works "Bartolomeus Vermejo Cordubensis," is considered one of the most interesting and mysterious figures in Spanish medieval painting. Born in Cordoba around 1440[1], he emerged from the Hispano-Flemish tradition. The scholar Charles Cuttler called him "the greatest of the Spanish primitives."What is Bartolome Bermejo known for?
Bartolome Bermejo is known for bringing a dramatic intensity to the Hispano-Flemish tradition. His masterwork is the Pieta of 1490, made for Canon Luis Despla of Barcelona Cathedral. It depicts Christ's body held by the Virgin, flanked by St Jerome and a portrait of Despla.What was Bartolome Bermejo's art style?
Bartolome Bermejo's style is distinguished by hard, vigorously crumpled drapery and sombre colouration. His technical affinities with Petrus Christus and Memlinc are considerable. Some suggest the Master of St Ildefonso influenced his early style.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Bartolome Bermejo's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Bartolome Bermejo Used for: biography.
- [2] book Penelope J.E. Davies, Walter B. Denny, Frima Fox Hofrichter, Joseph Jacobs, Ann S. Roberts, David L. Simon, Janson's History of Art_ The Western Tradition (8th Edition) Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [3] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
- [4] book Cuttler, Charles D, Northern painting from Pucelle to Bruegel: fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [5] book Charles D. Cuttler, Northern Painting From Pucelle to Bruegel Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Centuries Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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