BURGOS, Juan de - b. ~1420 ?, d. ~1465 León - WGA

BURGOS, Juan de

(b. ~1420 ?, d. ~1465 León)

Spanish painter active in mid-fifteenth century in León. There were several artists (painter, illuminator, sculptor) with the same name active in this period, lacking biographical details confusion can arise in the identification of the artist of a particular object.

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The composition with the large frame is unusual in Spanish art. It is not a diptych but part of a complex polyptych closely related to Sienese painting. The signature of the artist can be read on the scrap of paper at the bottom of the left wing.

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