The Renaissance Master of Aragon In the golden era of the Spanish Renaissance, few figures commanded as much versatility and devotion as Jerónimo Vicente Vallejo Cósida. Born into a noble family around 1510, Cósida was far more than a mere painter; he was a true polymath of the sixteenth century, weaving his creative spirit through the disciplines of sculpture, goldsmithing, and architecture. His life, spanning nearly sixty years of t…