Artistic Works
During the 15th Century, a perhaps 35-panel series of artworks (today, only 26 panels survive), known as the Retablo (altarpiece) of the Cathedral of the Ciudad Rodrigo was created by Fernando Gallego, Maestro Bartolomé, and the artists of their workshops. Over the centuries, the works became badly deteriorated. In 1954, they were acquired by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation which had them fully restored. In 1961, the Foundation donated the works to the University of Arizona Museum of Art, where they reside today.
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