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The saint stands with a palm frond in her left hand and her right resting on a tower with the inscription "Santa Varbara". This work from the Palencian school was documented in the early 16th century and is strongly influenced by Juan de Flandes. Today, it is attributed to the Master of Becerril, whose figures and technique are very characteristic.
This painter is one of the most outstanding and singular representatives of the early Renaissance in Palencia. While there are no extant documents to prove it, this work must somehow be connected with Juan de Flandes (doc. 1496-1519) during the time that he was working in Palencia (1509-1519). This is visible in the strong dependence of its figures on Flandes´s models, as well as the manner of dep
