Gil de Siloé
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Gil de Siloé was a prominent late Gothic sculptor active in Castile in the late 15th century, renowned for his highly intricate and expressive religious works.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic sculptor
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Spanish sculptor ⓘ person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Burgos
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| artisticMovement |
Hispano-Flemish style
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Late Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Castilian court art
ⓘ
royal funerary monuments ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Late Middle Ages
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pre-Renaissance Spain ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
altarpieces
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funerary sculpture ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 1470–1501 ⓘ |
| genre | religious sculpture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Burgundian sculpture
NERFINISHED
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Flemish Gothic sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | Castilian ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone
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wood ⓘ |
| name | Gil de Siloé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive religious works
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highly intricate religious sculpture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Altarpiece of the Cartuja de Miraflores
NERFINISHED
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Altarpiece of the Chapel of Santa Ana in Burgos Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Infante Alfonso of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of King John II of Castile and Isabella of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
altarpiece designer
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woodcarver ⓘ |
| patron |
Cartuja de Miraflores monastic community
NERFINISHED
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Isabella I of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ John II of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Burgos Cathedral
NERFINISHED
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Charterhouse of Miraflores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
complex architectural frames
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dense ornamental detail ⓘ elaborate polychromy and gilding ⓘ expressive figures ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Burgos Cathedral chapels
NERFINISHED
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Charterhouse of Miraflores near Burgos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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