The painter, linked to the Mendoza family, patrons of this work, was familiar with Netherlandish painting as shown in the Annunciation, similar to Van der Weyden. The kneeling donor is thought to be t [+]
These panels (P2575, P2577, P2578) formerly in the Benedictine monastery in Sopetrán (Guadalajara), must have been commissioned by the 1st Duke of El Infantado, who appears kneeling in one scen [+]
Of the four paintings commissioned by the Duke of Infantado, The Nativity is the one that is least influenced by Netherlandish models, particularly the structure of the architecture. In The Death of t [+]
Of the four paintings commissioned by the Duke of Infantado, The Nativity is the one that is least influenced by Netherlandish models, particularly the structure of the architecture. In The Death of t [+]