Juan de Arphe y Villafañe

Juan de Arphe y Villafañe was a Spanish goldsmith, artist, sculptor and gnomonist (1535–1603). He was born at León and died at Madrid.

Also recorded as Juan De Arfe Y Villafane; Ioan de Arphe Villafañe; Juan de Arfe; Juan Arfe y Villafañe; Juan Arfe Villafañe; Juan de Arphe.

Juan de Arphe y Villafañe in brief

Born
1535
Died
1603
Known for
goldsmith, artist, sculptor and gnomonist
Place of birth
León
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Juan De Arfe Y Villafane, Ioan de Arphe Villafañe, Juan de Arfe, Juan Arfe y Villafañe and Juan Arfe Villafañe. His recorded language was Spanish.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1585 to 1992.

Varia conmesuración para la escultura y arquitectura. Varia commensuracion para la escultura, y arquitectura / Por Juan de Arphe y Villafañe... Añadido por don Pedro Enguera., dated 1773, held by Wellcome Collection. Varia commensuracion para la escultura, y arquitectura / Por Juan de Arphe y Villafañe, natural de Leon, escultor de oro y plata. Añadido por don Pedro Enguera, maestro de matematicas., dated 1795, held by Wellcome Collection. Quilatador de oro, plata, y piedras / Compuesto por Juan de Arphe y Villafañe, natural de León, escultor de oro y plata, en las Casas Reales de la Moneda de Segovia ; dedicado a Don Pedro de Pomar., dated 1678, held by Wellcome Collection. De varia commensuracion para la esculptura y architectura / [Juan de Arfe y Villafañe]., dated 1585, held by Wellcome Collection. La fisiología : origen histórico de una ciencia experimental / José Luis Barona Vilar., dated [1991], held by Wellcome Collection. La doctrina y el laboratorio : fisiología y experimentación en la sociedad española del siglo XIX / Josep Lluis Barona Vilar., dated 1992, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 192 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Arfe (y Villafañe), Juan de, Oxford Art Online, 2003. 4. Traduction du « Libro Segundo » de Juan de Arfe y Villafañe (1585), L’image du corps dans l’art espagnol aux XVI e et XVII e siècles. La fortuna crítica de Juan de Arfe y Villafañe, Archivo Español de Arte, 2006. Juan de Arfe Villafañe y Sebastiano Serlio, Archivo Español de Arte, 2003. Dibujos anatómicos de Leonardo da Vinci y Juan de Arfe y Villafañe, Archivo Español de Arte, 2014.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1535Juan de Arphe y Villafañe born at León.
  2. 1585De varia commensuracion para la esculptura y architectura / [Juan de Arfe y Villafañe]. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1603Juan de Arphe y Villafañe died at Madrid.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    4. Traduction du « Libro Segundo » de Juan de Arfe y Villafañe (1585), L’image du corps dans l’art espagnol aux XVI e et XVII e siècles

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Arfe (y Villafañe), Juan de, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Dibujos anatómicos de Leonardo da Vinci y Juan de Arfe y Villafañe, Archivo Español de Arte, 2014

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Juan de Arfe Villafañe y Sebastiano Serlio, Archivo Español de Arte, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    La fortuna crítica de Juan de Arfe y Villafañe, Archivo Español de Arte, 2006

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Open Library author record for Juan de Arphe y Villafañe (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 192 works naming Juan de Arphe y Villafañe.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6301204: Juan de Arphe y Villafañe

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  9. 9.

    “Juan de Arphe y Villafañe”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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