Pedro Berruguete
1450 - 1504
Spanish Early Renaissance Artist
Influences: Giotto, Giovanni di Paolo and Sassetta
Cause of Death - infection from a rat bite
Pedro Berruguete lived during a time of political unrest and social upheaval. Europe was torn asunder by the Spanish Inquisition, social strife and warfare. The world was in transition. Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. The Italian Wars led to the collapse of the Italian city-states and for a time anarchy and turmoil reigned. Despite the madness people were becoming curios about modern science, art and philosophy. Spain, Pedro Berruguete birth place, was an enchanting land of olive trees, vineyards, wine, rich cheeses, beautiful architecture, magnificent art and adventure. Pedro Berruguete painting technique was a perfect combination between the Gothic manner and the new Renaissance style.
The newly emerging painting techniques and styles were a reflection of the transformation that was taking place in Europe, the change from the Dark Ages to a more enlightened, tolerant society. According to Historian Hendrik van Loon, "People were tremendously alive. Great states were being founded. Large centres of commerce were being developed. High above the turreted towers of the castle and the peaked roof of the town-hall, rose the slender spire of the newly built Gothic cathedral. Everywhere the world was in motion. The high and mighty gentlemen of the city-hall, who had just become conscious of their own strength (by way of their recently acquired riches) were struggling for more power with their feudal masters. "
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