Gil de Siloé

He was the father of an important architect and sculptor, Diego de Siloe.

The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Places of work recorded in the authority are Burgos. Work by Gil de Siloé is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art and The Cloisters.

• Name — Gil de Siloé • Birth Name — Gil de Amberes? • Born — c. 1440 • Birthplace — Antwerp? • Died — 1501 • Place of death — Burgos, Spain • Known for — Sculpture • Movement — Isabelline Gothic • Patrons — Isabella I of Castile

In Miraflores Charterhouse there are several works by Gil de Siloé: • The main altarpiece (1496–1499). Gil was assisted by Diego de la Cruz, who was responsible for the polychromy and some of the figures. • The mausoleum of King John II of Castile and of his wife, Isabella of Portugal (1489–1493). • The funeral monument for Alfonso son of John II and brother of Isabella I of Castile (1489–1492). For Burgos Cathedral: • Altarpiece of the chapel of Saint Anne (1486–1492). • Retable of Saint Anne in the Chapel of the Condestable (c. 1498). Other works: • Funeral monument for Don Juan de Padilla for the Monastery of Fresdeval, actually in the Museum of Burgos (c. 1500). • Enthroned Virgin and Christ Child in alabaster, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, US.

It is debated by art historians whether many works attributed to him are by his hand, or are by members of his workshop or by followers. Among them the most outstanding are: • The façade of the San Gregorio College in Valladolid. • The doors between the transept and the cloister of Burgos Cathedral. • Illustration — Saint Anna Chapel of the Condestable Burgos Cathedral • Illustration — Main altarpiece Miraflores Charterhouse Burgos • Illustration — Saint James from the tomb of Juan II and Isabel of Portugal The MET Cloisters in Manhattan • Illustration — Funeral monument for Alfonso Miraflores Charterhouse Burgos • Illustration — Altar piece of the chapel of Saint Anne Burgos Cathedral • Illustration — San Gregorio College Valladolid