A Saint

This figure, probably representing an apostle, formed part of the altarpiece of S. Benito in Valladolid in Spain, where it was placed on the banco, the lower part. The remainder of the altarpiece, which was dismantled in the 19th century, is in the National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid. Alonso Berruguete was one of the most important sculptors active in Castile in the first half of the sixteenth century. He spent time in Italy before returning to his native Spain, and the influence of Italian renaissance sculpture is evident in this figure.