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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.

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[Irving-1] M. Irving, How to beat the Spanish Inquisition

[2] * "High Altar". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

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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.
- | title =  High Altar
+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.<ref name="Irving">M. Irving, [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040208/ai_n12751299 How to beat the Spanish Inquisition]</ref>
+==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]], the [[Monastery of Saint Dominic of Silos (the Old)|Monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo]] in Toledo. The [[Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece|main altarpiece]] included images of the ''[[Assumption of the Virgin Mary in art|Assumption of the Virgin]]'' and ''The Trinity'', subjects of central theological importance.<ref>* {{cite web
+ | title = High Altar
  | work = Web Gallery of Art
  | url = http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/greco_el/05/0502grec.html
  | accessdate = 2006-12-18
-}}</ref> No less significant was his second commission to El Greco for nine paintings for a funerary chapel that he had recently built alongside the Cistercian convent of Saint Dominic the Elder. Here, the artist would produce side panels depicting the ''Adoration of the Shepherds'' and the [[Resurrection]], while the main altarpiece included images of the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' and ''The Trinity'', subjects of central theological importance. 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".<ref name="Irving" />
+}}</ref> 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 [[theology|theological argument]] of the Catholic church".<ref name="Irving" />
+El Greco also undertook the renowned ''[[Disrobing of Christ|El Espolio]]'' as a commission from Castilla.
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