Alejo Fernández

Alejo Fernández was a Spanish painter (1475–1545). He was born at Córdoba and died at Seville.

Also recorded as Maestro Alexos-pintor Aléman; Alexo Hernández; Alejo Fernández Alemán; Master Alexos; Alexo Fernández; Alexo Fernancez.

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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Maestro Alexos-pintor Aléman, Alexo Hernández, Alejo Fernández Alemán, Master Alexos and Alexo Fernández.

Recognition and collections

Work by Alejo Fernández is held by Museo del Prado, National Gallery of Ireland and Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba.

Identity

What the record establishes about Alejo Fernández.

Christ tied to the column with Saint Peter and the donors is dated 1508 and held by Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba (inventory CE2128P). Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is catalogued and held by National Gallery of Ireland (inventory NGI.818). The Crucifixion with the Two Thieves is catalogued and held by Q2148186 (inventory 15.034). The Flagellation is dated 1500 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P001925). Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba records 1 object associated with this heading. National Gallery of Ireland records 1 object associated with this heading.

The Virgin of the Navigators is dated 1533 and held by Reales Alcázares. Wellcome Collection records 1 object associated with this heading. Reales Alcázares records 1 object associated with this heading. Museo del Prado records 1 object associated with this heading. Alejo Fernández is recorded with the citizenship of Spain. Alejo Fernández is recorded as painter.

Holdings and surviving copies

Tradición pedagógica Aymara e identidad luterana diálogo con Paulo Freire (2007) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Alejo Fernández may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Alejo Fernández is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q2711324.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 5 named public collections.

Reales Alcázares: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museo del Prado: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q2148186: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Gallery of Ireland: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Fernández, Alejo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Fernández, Alejo, Oxford Art Online, 2003. CHAPTER II ALEJO FERNÁNDEZ, The Early Renaissance in Andalusia. Carpentier en su epistolario con José Antonio Fernández de Castro, Alejo Carpentier: acá y allá, 2007. El retablo de Sta. María Magdalena de la Catedral de Sevilla: Una propuesta de atribución a Alejo Fernández y taller, Ge-conservación, 2025.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Places of work recorded in the authority are Seville and Córdoba.

Works named in the authority record are The Virgin of the Navigators.

Work by Alejo Fernández is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, National Gallery of Ireland and Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba.

Chronology

  1. 1475Alejo Fernández born at Córdoba.
  2. 1475Alejo Fernández was born in 1475 at Córdoba.
  3. 1500The Flagellation (Museo del Prado).
  4. 1500The Flagellation is dated 1500 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P001925).
  5. 1508Christ tied to the column with Saint Peter and the donors (Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba).
  6. 1508Christ tied to the column with Saint Peter and the donors is dated 1508 and held by Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba (inventory CE2128P).
  7. 1533The Virgin of the Navigators (Reales Alcázares).
  8. 1533The Virgin of the Navigators is dated 1533 and held by Reales Alcázares.
  9. 1545Alejo Fernández died at Seville.
  10. 1545Alejo Fernández died in 1545 at Seville.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Carpentier en su epistolario con José Antonio Fernández de Castro, Alejo Carpentier: acá y allá, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    CHAPTER II ALEJO FERNÁNDEZ, The Early Renaissance in Andalusia

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Fernández, Alejo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Fernández, Alejo, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 7 articles naming Alejo Fernández.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Alejo Fernández as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Alejo Fernández.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2711324: Alejo Fernández

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Alejo Fernández”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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