Diego de Riaño
Illustration — Façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville. • Illustration — Façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville. • Illustration — Façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville. • Illustration — Façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville. • Illustration — Façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville. He was one of the most outstanding architects of the Plateresque style. He was born in Riaño, in Cantabria, and is documented in Seville starting from 1523.
Diego de Riaño
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- Born
- 1495 · Solórzano.
- Died
- 1534 · Valladolid.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — Façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville. • Illustration — Façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville. • Illustration — Façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville. • Illustration — Façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville. • Illustration — Façade of the Casa consistorial, Seville. He was one of the most outstanding architects of the Plateresque style. He was born in Riaño, in Cantabria, and is documented in Seville starting from 1523.
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In 1527 he commenced the Collegiate of Valladolid and later was director of the works of the Cathedral of Seville, until his death in 1534. He also worked at the University of Osuna.
His works include: • Casa consistorial, Seville • Sacristía de los Cálices, also in Seville • Four chapels at the choir of the Cathedral of Seville • Plans of the Cathedral of Valladolid (not constructed) • Works in the refectory of the Jerez Charterhouse, in 1533
La pintura de Bartolomé Esteban Murillo en los grandes espacios renacentistas sevillanos.
José Luis Filpo Cabana
Chapel of St. Gregory (left) and Chapel of Our Lady "de la Estrella" (right)
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1495
Diego de Riaño born at Solórzano.
1534
Diego de Riaño died at Valladolid.
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Solórzano.
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Valladolid.
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- Diego de Riaño y los maestros de la Colegiata de Valladolid, De Arte. Revista de Historia del Arte, 2015
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2015
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- 1.Canal Sánchez-Pagín, José María; Riaño vive. p. 144. León, 1987.
- 2.Arquired: Siglo XVI.
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scholarly publication
Diego de Riaño y los maestros de la Colegiata de Valladolid, De Arte. Revista de Historia del Arte, 2015Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1220605: Diego de RiañoWikimedia Foundation
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Diego de Riaño is recorded as architect.
Seville City Hall
1527
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