"Bartolomé Ordóñez" por Mariano Carbonell

Lecture given by Mariano Carbonell (Autonomous University of Barcelona) as part of the series "The Return of the Eagles: Spanish Artists of the Cinquecento in Naples." Although biographical and professional information about Ordóñez is abundant, much remains unknown about his formative years and his time in Italy. He is the author of a body of work with distinctly classicist roots and a vehement expressive vocation, the fruit of a meticulous study of ancient and modern models. We could describe him as an Italian artist born in Burgos. His premature death did not prevent him from being considered one of the finest European sculptors of his time. LECTURE SERIES The Return of the Eagles Spanish Artists of the Cinquecento in Naples December 10, 14, 17, and 21, 2022 The fascinating Kingdom of Naples, which became a Spanish viceroyalty in 1504, developed its own distinct character through the assimilation of Renaissance art and the innovations arriving from central and northern Italy. Throughout this process, the early presence in the city of Spanish sculptors and painters, who were training on the Iberian Peninsula and absorbing the enduring legacy of Antiquity and the innovations of great masters like Raphael and Michelangelo, would have a decisive influence. After King Charles V's arrival in Spain in 1517, these artists began to return home. Among them were those whom Francisco de Holanda had called “eagles” for soaring as high as the Italians themselves: Bartolomé Ordóñez, Diego de Siloe, Pedro Machuca, and Alonso Berruguete, to whom Manuel Gómez Moreno dedicated a compelling monograph in 1941. With the passage of time and new research, it is a fitting moment to remember this essential group who arrived brimming with innovative artistic approaches, intertwining their new language with tradition. The lecture series is directed by Manuel Arias, Head of the Sculpture Department at the Prado Museum, and coincides with the exhibition Another Renaissance: Spaniards in Naples at the Beginning of the 16th Century. More information about this series: https://www.museodelprado.es/recurso/...