
Credited as the first Renaissance painter in Spain, Pedro Berruguete brought back the style to Spain, when he returned home after a short stint in Italy. Initially working in various cities, he finally settled down in Avila, painting the main altarpiece in the convent of San Tomás, drawing heavily from Flemish, Spanish Gothic, and Italian Renaissance, without actually imitating any.

Spanish Mannerist painter Juan Fernández Navarrete, also referred to as de Navarrete, El Mudo (The Mute), and the Spanish Titian, is best known as the painter appointed by King Philip II of Spain to execute pictures for the El Escorial. Three of Navarrete’s notable works in El Escorial includes Nativity, Abraham Receiving the Three Angels, and a Baptism of Christ.