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'''Diego de Castilla''' (1510/15-1584) was a Spanish cleric who served as [[Dean (Christianity)|dean]] of [[Toledo Cathedral]]. He was a patron of the painter El Greco.
'''Diego de Castilla''' (1510/15-1584), dean of [[Toledo Cathedral]]. Castilla was of Jewish blood, and this was a major issue, since in 1547, the then-archbishop of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] had passed a statute of [[cleanliness of blood]], excluding from ecclesiastical office and benefices anyone with a trace of Jewish lineage over four generations. Therefore, Castilla developed an obsession for genealogy, working tirelessly to prove his family's links to Spain's medieval kings.<ref name="Irving">M. Irving, [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040208/ai_n12751299 How to beat the Spanish Inquisition]</ref>▼
==Family==
On 2 July 1577, [[El Greco]] was formally engaged by Diego de Castilla to paint three altarpieces for the [[Cistercian convent]] of [[Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos (1085)|Santo Domingo el Antiguo]]. He also signed contracts for the renowned ''[[Disrobing of Christ|El Espolio]]''. El Greco was a friend of [[Luis de Castilla]], son of the dean.<ref>* {{cite web ▼
Castilla inherited the position of dean of Toledo on the death of his father in 1545.
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==Patron of the arts==
▲On 2 July 1577, [[El Greco]] was formally engaged by Diego de Castilla to paint three altarpieces for the church of a [[Cistercian convent]],
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El Greco also undertook the renowned ''[[Disrobing of Christ|El Espolio]]'' as a commission from Castilla.
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Latest revision as of 02:58, 12 August 2023
Diego de Castilla (1510/15-1584) was a Spanish cleric who served as dean of Toledo Cathedral. He was a patron of the painter El Greco.
Family[edit]
Castilla inherited the position of dean of Toledo on the death of his father in 1545. Castilla was of Jewish blood, and this became a major issue for him in 1547, when Juan Martínez Silíceo the archbishop of Toledo, passed a statute of cleanliness of blood, excluding from ecclesiastical office and benefices anyone with a trace of Jewish lineage over four generations. Therefore, Castilla developed an obsession for genealogy, working tirelessly to prove his family's links to Spain's medieval kings.[1]
Patron of the arts[edit]
On 2 July 1577, El Greco was formally engaged by Diego de Castilla to paint three altarpieces for the church of a Cistercian convent, the Monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo. The main altarpiece included images of the Assumption of the Virgin and The Trinity, subjects of central theological importance.[2] Mark Irving regards these commissions as "a public declaration that he, a leading national figure in the battle against the Protestant heresy, could be trusted to support the theological argument of the Catholic church".[1]
El Greco also undertook the renowned El Espolio as a commission from Castilla.
References[edit]
- ^ a b M. Irving, How to beat the Spanish Inquisition
- ^ * "High Altar". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 2006-12-18.