Research project (2018-2021) in which the technique of applied brocade has been reviewed in three sculptural works from Gipuzkoa (Spain, Basque Country), in which the presence of the polychrome technique of applied brocade had not been detected to date. These are the altarpieces of the Oratory of Loiola (1498-1512) and San Martin de Azpeitia (1521) and the carving of the Virgin and Child from Zumaia (ca.1500). The analysis of their brocade models has led to the formal revision of this technique in the territory, revealing complex filiations between altarpieces located in the region and even in more distant towns. It has also been possible to propose a simple stylistic classification of these altarpieces, as their period of production coincides with the transition between two artistic styles: the late Gothic and the early Renaissance.

The chronological framework in which the brocade pieces from Gipuzkoa known to date extends from 1498 to 1537.