Juan de Borgoña, active (c. 1470–1536)

• Was a High Renaissance painter who was born in the Duchy of Burgundy.
• He was active in Spain from about 1495 to 1536.
• His earliest documented work was painted in 1495 for the cloister of the Cathedral of Toledo.
• Borgoña’s compositions are well balanced with finely drawn figures in elegant, tranquil poses.
• He is not to be confused with another painter Joan de Burgunya or Borgunya.
• Borgoña’s students include Pedro de Cisneros the Elder, Antonio de Comontes, Juan Correa de Vivar and Borgoña’s own son Juan de Borgoña the younger.
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