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Biography of Bartolomé Bermejo
Name: Bartolomé Bermejo
Birth Date: N/A
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Cordova, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
Gender: Male
Occupations: painter, artist
Bartolomé Bermejo
The painter Bartolomé Bermejo (active 1474-1498), beginning under Flemish influence, was among the first Spanish artists to change to the Italian Renaissance manner.The real name of Bartolomé Bermejo was probably Bartolomé de Cárdenas. Bermejo, meaning reddish, is thought to have been a nickname, but he did sign one of his works that way. He was born in Cordova, and some scholars believe he was Jewish because of a Hebrew inscription in his Christ Seated on His Tomb and also because of the physical types in many of his paintings.Bermejo worked in Catalonia, Aragon, and Valencia and may have traveled to Flanders, France, and Italy since these countries are a trinity of influences discernible in his art. However, pervading his works is a character all his own: a poetic blend of melancholy, serenity, and grandeur.Bermejo's first documented work is the altarpiece he executed for …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…style of this work argues strongly that he was conversant with the art of Giovanni Bellini and of the Venetian school in general. The scene is pervaded by a palpable atmosphere that softens all it envelops in an Italianate idealism. The foreground, middle ground, and background are interlocked in a tremendous and unified recession in space. Other works by Bermejo are St. Catalina (ca. 1478), with a Flemish landscape and city scene; the Virgin and Child with Donor (ca. 1485), with a Bellinesque background; and St. Veronica (1498).It is believed that Bermejo died about 1500. He had two followers, Martin Bernat and Miguel Jiménez, and his art influenced a number of artists in Valencia and Aragon. Further Reading An informative source on Bermejo in English is Chandler R. Post, A History of Spanish Painting (14 vols., 1930-1966). The best sources are in Spanish.Young, Eric, Bartolome Bermejo: the great Hispano-Flemish master, London: Elek, 1975.
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