Bartolomé Bermejo
about 1440 - after 1495
Bermejo's real name was Bartolomé de Cardenas, but he was known by his nickname 'Bermejo' meaning red, which suggests that he was red-haired or ruddy-faced. He was probably born in Córdoba in southern Spain in the 1430s and worked in Valencia, Zaragoza and Barcelona.
His proficiency in the use of the oil-painting technique suggests that he may have trained in the Netherlands. Some twenty or so works by him survive. He is recognised as the greatest painter of 15th-century Spain.
See a special feature on Bermejo's earliest recorded painting 'Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil'
His proficiency in the use of the oil-painting technique suggests that he may have trained in the Netherlands. Some twenty or so works by him survive. He is recognised as the greatest painter of 15th-century Spain.
See a special feature on Bermejo's earliest recorded painting 'Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil'
Related paintings
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN