Biography

The term "Master of Covarrubias" refers to the individual responsible for the Epiphany Altarpiece located in the Collegiate Church of Covarrubias (Burgos). Initially, it was believed that the work had been executed by Gil de Siloé, Diego de la Cruz, or Diego Copín de Holanda (Huidobro, 1911; Post, 1947; Subiñas Rodrigo, 1968; Gómez Oña, 1989). However, Hernández Redondo (2001) argued that the author was the Master of Covarrubias, whose style is characterised by "an impression of solemnity it conveys."

Bibliography

• GÓMEZ OÑA, Francisco Javier (1989): Covarrubias. Cuna De Castilla, Heraclio Fournier, Vitoria, p. 50.
• HERNÁNDEZ REDONDO, José Ignacio (2001): "En torno al maestro de Covarrubias", en Actas del Congreso Internacional sobre Gil de Siloé y la escultura de su época, Institución Fernán González, Real Academia Burgense de Historia y Bellas Artes, Burgos, pp. 248-249.
• HUIDOBRO SERNA, Luciano (1911): "Los trípticos de Santibañez-Zarzaguda y Covarrubias", Boletín de la Sociedad Castellana de Excursiones, p. 220.
• POST, Chandler Rathfon (1947): A History of Spanish Painting, vol. 9 (The Beginning of the Renaissance in Castile and Leon), nº 2, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Massachusetts), pp. 227-228.
• SUBIÑAS RODRIGO, Víctor (1968): Covarrubias. Historia, Arte, Monumentos, El Monte Carmelo, Burgos, pp. 75-78.