The Altarpiece in Jerez de la Frontera during the last Quarter of the 17th Century: Fernando Delgado and Bernardo Marti?n de la Guardia

Abstract

This paper is an approach to the life and work of the Fernando Delgado and Bernardo Martin de la Guardia brothers, artists working in Jerez de la Frontera during the last quarter of the 17th century. They directed one of the most important workshops of altarpiece in the city at that time. After studying the artistic context in which they work, we publish new data which allow to reconstruct their biographies. Moreover, a complete review of their production is done, identifying the few documented altarpieces which have survived, such as the three made for the Convent of the Holy Spirit in Jerez. We make public photographs taken before the recent closure of this monastery.