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
Contents
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
- 1535Juan de Arphe y Villafañe born at León.
- 1585De varia commensuracion para la esculptura y architectura / [Juan de Arfe y Villafañe]. (Wellcome Collection).
- 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.
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
Consult the source - 2.
Arfe (y Villafañe), Juan de, Oxford Art Online, 2003
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Dibujos anatómicos de Leonardo da Vinci y Juan de Arfe y Villafañe, Archivo Español de Arte, 2014
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Juan de Arfe Villafañe y Sebastiano Serlio, Archivo Español de Arte, 2003
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
La fortuna crítica de Juan de Arfe y Villafañe, Archivo Español de Arte, 2006
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Open Library author record for Juan de Arphe y Villafañe (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 7.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 192 works naming Juan de Arphe y Villafañe.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q6301204: Juan de Arphe y Villafañe
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Consult the source - 9.
“Juan de Arphe y Villafañe”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Elsewhere in Silver
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