Paredes de Nava
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Paredes de Nava is a municipality located in the province of Palencia
, Castile and León
, Spain
.
It is the birthplace of Renaissance painter Pedro Berruguete
. Some paintings by him can be seen in the predella
of the local church of Santa Eulalia. Other sights include the church of St. Martin (15th century, renovated in the 18th century).
Palencia (province)
Palencia is a province of northern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of León, Cantabria, Burgos, and Valladolid....
, Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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It is the birthplace of Renaissance painter Pedro Berruguete
Pedro Berruguete
Pedro Berruguete was a Spanish painter; his art is regarded as a transitional style between gothic and Renaissance. Born in Paredes de Nava, Spain, he went to Italy in 1480 and worked in Federico III da Montefeltro's court in Urbino, where he could see some works by Melozzo da Forlì...
. Some paintings by him can be seen in the predella
Predella
A predella is the platform or step on which an altar stands . In painting, the predella is the painting or sculpture along the frame at the bottom of an altarpiece...
of the local church of Santa Eulalia. Other sights include the church of St. Martin (15th century, renovated in the 18th century).