Valladolid - Colegio de San Gregorio

Rooms I to III on the ground floor are given up to the works of Alonso Berruguete (1489-1561). Outstanding among them are a retablo carved for the church of San Benito in Valladolid (Room II) and the "Martyrdom of St Sebastian" in Room III.

In Room XV is one of the great masterpieces of Spanish religious sculpture, Juan de Juni's "Entombment" (1544).

Rooms IV and V, reached at the end of the tour, contain works by Gregorio Fernández (1566- 1636), including a fine "Pietà". Room V also has a picture by Zurbarán ("Santa Faz", 1658).

Room XXI is mainly devoted to works by Pedro de Mena (1628-88), including a "Mary Magdalene" of 1664.

From Room III a staircase leads up to the first floor, on which Room X is of particular interest. It contains a five-part retablo of the Passion by an unknown Flemish artist of the 15th century, with the Descent from the Cross in the central panel, a "Holy Family" by Diego de Siloé and a Pietà which is thought to be of German origin.

This large room is almost completely taken up by the magnificent choir-stalls from the church of San Benito (1525-29).