Title

Triptych of the adoration of the Magi

Author

Siloe, Gil [attributed to]

Amberes or Urliones, ca. 1440/1450 - Burgos, 1505

de Covarrubias, Maestro [attributed to]

?, ? - ?, ?

de la Cruz, Diego [attributed to]

?, ? - ?, ?

Copín de Holanda, Diego [attributed to]

?, ? - ?, c. 1517

de Borgoña, Juan [attributed to]

Borgoña, ca. 1470 - Toledo, ca. 1535-1536

Typology

Date

Century

Dimensions

Total dimensions

Technique

Support

Observations

In the absence of documentation, it has been attributed to Gil Siloe based on its style. Other authors suggest it could be the work of Diego de la Cruz, Diego Copín de Holanda (sculpture), Juan de Borgoña (painting), or an imported work (Hernández Redondo 2001, p. 243). Due to it's distinctive style, Hernández Redondo theorizes that it could be the work of an anonymous artist whom he refers to as: the Master of Covarrubias.

Of the four paintings on the altarpiece, three depict religious scenes and one is commemorative. This last one illustrates the painting's donor, Francisco García de Covarrubias, alongside Saints Cosmas and Damian (López de Guereño Sanz 2021, p. 106). The grisaille technique was used on the altarpiece doors.

Bibliography

• M. T. López de Guereño Sanz (2021): "Exaltación del linaje, relaciones artísticas y modelos de comparación a fines de la edad media: los sepulcros de los cuevas/Covarrubias en el presbiterio de la ex colegiata de Covarrubias", Migravit a seculo. Muerte y poder de príncipes en la Europa Medieval: perspectivas comparadas., Sílex, pp. p. 595-597.
• J. I. Hernández Redondo (2001): "En torno al Maestro de Covarrubias", en J. Yarza Luaces (dir.), A. C. Ibáñez Pérez (dir.), Actas del Congreso Internacional sobre Gil Siloe y la escultura de su época.  Burgos 13-16 de octubre de 1999 Centro Cultura: "Casa del Cordón”, Institución Fernán González, Burgos, pp. 240-261.
• R. Vargas Blanco, A. Pérez Camarero (1964): Historia de Covarrubias, Editorial Losada S.A, Buenos Aires, pp. 68-70.
• L. Serrano (1907): Fuentes para la Historia de Castilla. Cartulario del Infantado de Covarrubias, vol. Tomo 2, Gregorio del Amo, Madrid, p. p. 125.

Locations

• Ex-Collegiate Church of San Cosme and San Damián, Covarrubias. Burgos (Spain)