Gil de Siloe

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Altarpiece in Burgos Cathedral, attributed to Gil de Siloe
Double tomb of John II of Castile and Isabellas of Portugal
Tomb of Juan de Padilla in the Museo de Burgos

Gil de Siloé († around 1501) was a Spanish sculptor of the late Gothic period and the father of Diego de Siloé . He worked in Burgos around 1500 .

life and work

De Siloé's birthplace cannot be proven, there are only a few records of his life. However, it is also known as Gil de Urliones and Gil de Urlienes , which is its origin from Orléans , and Gil de Emberres and Gil de Amberes , which would suggest an origin from Antwerp . His iconography points to a French origin, while the execution of his sculptures shows Flemish or Lower Rhine influences. Siloé is considered to be the "[...] outstanding exponent of late Gothic sculpture in Burgos [...]." His imaginative, naturalistic sculptures are characterized by a wealth of well thought-out details and rich ornamentation.

The focus of his work was the design of churches in the city and province of Burgos . He was involved in the expansion of the Burgos Cathedral , where he designed reliefs , sculptures and coats of arms for the burial chapel . Another attribution from the cathedral and an important work of late Gothic carving is the altar of the Immaculate Conception in the Capilla de la Concepción y de Santa Ana (St. Anne's Chapel) , which was created between 1486 and 1488 . For the Cartuja de Miraflores Charterhouse , together with Diego de la Cruz , between 1496 and 1499 he created a high altar retable that was lavishly decorated with the first gold arriving from the “ New World ” . He also executed the alabaster tomb ( double tomb ) of John II of Castile and Isabella of Portugal , completed in 1493 , for the presbytery , which is considered to be one of the richest in Spain.

The tomb of Infante Alfonso, who died in 1470, on the north wall of the choir was also made by de Siloé. Probably due to him also in the Parish Museum of Covarrubias befindliches Triptych of the Magi back. Other works by the artist can be found in the parish museum of Paredes de Neva . “Separating himself from the conventional structures of the older Castilian reredos, Gil de Siloe designed singular works that did not fail to have an impact in terms of their composition in the immediate vicinity. They heralded the epoch of the overwhelming, carved monumental retable in Castile […]. ”Siloe is also associated with the tomb of Juan de Padilla († 1491) from the Fresdelval monastery (today Burgos Provincial Museum ), which was built between 1500 and 1505 and should be carried out in part by assistants.

The Berlin State Museums refer to him as the father of Diego de Siloé .

literature

  • Fritz Knapp, Valerian von Loga: Gil de Siloe . In: The Italian sculpture from the 15th to the 18th century - The Spanish sculpture from the 15th to the 18th century (= Ludwig Justi [Hrsg.]: History of art represented by its masterpieces ). Fischer & Franke, Berlin 1910, p. 125–126, 130–131 , plates 164 and 166 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  • Harold Edwin Wethey: Gil de Siloe and His School: A Study of Late Gothic Sculpture in Burgos. Harvard University Press, 1936 (English).
  • Siloe, Gil de . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 31 : Siemering – Stephens . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1937, p. 27 .

Web links

Commons : Gil de Siloe  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
  • Works in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carl Justi: Diego de Siloe . In: Miscellanous from three centuries of Spanish artistic life . G. Grote, Berlin 1908, p. 244 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  2. ^ Johann David Passavant: The Christian art in Spain . Rudolph Weigel, Leipzig 1853, p. 39–40 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  3. ^ Gil de Siloé in britannica.com.
  4. ↑ Art Chronicle. Central Institute for Art History in Munich, H. Carl, 1954, p. 40.
  5. ^ Rainer Eisenschmid, Isabelle d'Oster: Spain. 11th edition. Baedeker, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-8297-1114-X .
  6. ^ Dorothee Heim: Rodrigo Alemán and the Toledaner sculpture around 1500: Studies on artistic dialogue in Europe. Verlag Ludwig, Kiel 2006, p. 156, ISBN 3-937719-04-0 .
  7. ↑ Siloe, Gil de . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 31 : Siemering – Stephens . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1937, p. 27 .
  8. ^ Berlin museums: reports from the state museums. Gebr. Mann, 1961, p. 47.
personal data
SURNAME Siloe, Gil de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Siloé, Gil de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish Gothic sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH around 1501