Monastery of Santa María de Sigena

Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena is a convent in Villanueva de Sigena, region of Aragon, Spain. It was constructed between 1183 and 1208, founded by Queen Sancha of Castile, wife of Alfonso II of Aragon, for nuns from the richest families of Aragon. The Master of Sigena (Maestro de Sigena) is an early 16th-century painter who painted a large altarpiece for the church between 1510 and 1521, panels from which are now in the Prado in Madrid and the museum in Zaragoza.

Monastery of Santa María de Sigena

Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena is a convent in Villanueva de Sigena, region of Aragon, Spain. It was constructed between 1183 and 1208, founded by Queen Sancha of Castile, wife of Alfonso II of Aragon, for nuns from the richest families of Aragon. The Master of Sigena (Maestro de Sigena) is an early 16th-century painter who painted a large altarpiece for the church between 1510 and 1521, panels from which are now in the Prado in Madrid and the museum in Zaragoza.