The origins of the altarpiece art in New Granada (present Republic of Colombia) remain largely unknown.The needs of evangelization and the sponsor of the Spanish citizens would push the art of sculpture and architecture of altarpieces in the second half of the 16 th century.Tunja is one of the fundamental centers of ancient Audiencia of Santafé (Bogotá) from an artistic point of view.We report the contract for an altarpiece destined to La Soledad calvary in 1586.It was made by the car-