Master of Becerril. Juan González de Becerril (Palencia, First quarter of the 16th century)

Master of Becerril. Juan González de Becerril (Palencia, First quarter of the 16th century)
"Scene of the life of Saint Peter: betrothal of the Catholic Monarchs"
Oil on panel. 119 x 88,5 cm.
In the scene, a royal couple, wearing crowns on their heads, kneel before Saint Peter accompanied by Saint John the Evangelist. The scene takes place in a paved, palatial space, a doorway opening on to the room in which a crowned Saint Peter, or Pope, is giving blessing to the couple.
We believe the subject is the betrothal of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, who were given papal dispensation by Pope Borgia and are being blessed by Saint Peter. The scene is a recreation of the private betrothal of the Catholic Monarchs in the palace of the Viscount of Altamira in Valladolid.
With regard to the painter, there is no doubt that this it is derived from the art of Pedro Berruguete, because of the taste for making the viewer see the scene through the window, among other reasons. Influenced by Juan de Flandes and Pedro Berruguete, who were settled in Palencia, two painters appeared: the Maestro de Becerril and the Maestro de los Santos Juanes.
Specifically, the Master (or Maestro) of Becerril can be identified, as Mateo notes, as, Juan González de Becerril, Pedro Berruguete’s son-in-law, who worked in Castile, and was influenced by his father-in-law and Juan de Flandes, and then in Toledo, being influenced by Juan de Borgonya, and especially by Correa de Vivar.
The painting comes with a certificate by Professor Isabel Mateo.