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At the beginning of the 16th century, the Ducal House of Medinaceli was one of the most distinguished aristocratic families in Castile. The couple formed by Don Juan de la Cerda and Doña Maria de Silva and Toledo developed a special interest in art and culture. Jewelry orders for the Duchess of Medinaceli prove this interest and allow us to know their value, and the names of the late Gothic master silversmiths and goldsmiths who were involved in the process. This study also allows us to contextualize Valladolid and the markers of silver that are documented as Abdinete or Francisco de Cuenca, whose bodkins are still recogized today in other preserved pieces.||A principios del siglo XVI, la Casa Ducal de Medinaceli era una de las familias aristocráticas más distinguidas en Castilla. El matrimonio formado por los II duques de Medinaceli, don Juan de la Cerda y doña María de Silva y Toledo, desarrolló una especial sensibilidad hacia el arte y la cultura. Los encargos de joyas para la duquesa de Medinaceli son una prueba de ello y permiten avanzar en el conocimiento de su valor y los nombres de los plateros, orfebres tardogóticos, que se vieron implicados, así como contextualizar el foco de Valladolid y los marcadores de plata que se documentan como Abdinete o Francisco de Cuenca, cuyos punzones se distinguen hoy en otras piezas conservadas.At the beginning of the 16th century, the Ducal House of Medinaceli was one of the most distinguished aristocratic families in Castile. The couple formed by Don Juan de la Cerda and Doña Maria de Silva and Toledo developed a special interest in art and culture. Jewelry orders for the Duchess of Medinaceli prove this interest and allow us to know their value, and the names of the late Gothic master silversmiths and goldsmiths who were involved in the process. This study also allows us to contextualize Valladolid and the markers of silver that are documented as Abdinete or Francisco de Cuenca, whose bodkins are still recogized today in other preserved pieces.
