Enrique Egas

Inner courtyard of the Hospital de Santa Cruz , Toledo

Enrique Egas (* around 1455 in Toledo ; † 1534 ibid) was an architect and sculptor during the Spanish High Renaissance .

Life

Enrique Egas was the son of the architect and sculptor Egas Cueman, who immigrated from Flanders together with his brothers . At the end of the 15th century he worked on the construction of the Cathedral of Toledo and the Hospital de Santa Cruz . His participation in the Hospital de los Reyes Católicos in Santiago de Compostela and the Hospital Real de Granada is also documented. In 1511 he was given the supervision of the construction of the royal burial chapel ( Capilla Real ) in Granada. There is also evidence of his involvement in the Cathedral of Málaga , the Monasterio de Uclés , the library of the University of Salamanca and the Cathedral of Jaén .

Although not a single work can be ascribed to him with certainty, his importance for Spanish art around and after 1500 is considerable.

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personal data
SURNAME	Egas, Enrique
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish architect and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1455
PLACE OF BIRTH	Toledo
DATE OF DEATH	1534
Place of death	Toledo