Una obra de Agustín Castaño, discípulo de Fernández, en la catedral de Málaga

Con la identificación en la catedral de Málaga de un retablo procedente del convento de Santa Clara de Plasencia (Cáceres), la escasa obra conservada del escultor Agustín Castaño (h.1584-1620), colaborador de Gregorio Fernández, aumenta notablemente y con ello su personalidad emerge de entre el numeroso grupo de discípulos del maestro. Contratado por los marqueses de Sieteiglesias, las esculturas que lo integran, especialmente la santa titular, expresan cierta individualidad que se truncó con su prematura muerte, que ocasionó desacuerdos familiares entre su viuda y su suegro el ensamblador Diego de Basoco.With the identification in the cathedral of Malaga of an altarpiece from the convent of Santa Clara in Plasencia (Cáceres), the scarce work preserved by the sculptor Agustín Castaño (h.1584-1620), collaborator of Gregorio Fernández, increases notably and thanks to it his personality emerges among the group of disciples of the master. Contracted by the marquis of Sieteiglesias, the sculptures that composes it, especially the titular saint, express some individuality that was cut short by his untimely death, which caused family disagreements between his widow and his father-in-law, the assembler Diego de Basoco