João de Ruão

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Altar of the Cathedral ( Sé ) of Guarda (ca.1555)
A portal of the old cathedral ( Sé Velha ) of Coimbra (from 1530)
Statue of St. Ines at the National Museum in Coimbra

João de Ruão , in France Jean de Rouen (* 1480 or 1500 probably in Rouen ; † 1580 probably in Coimbra ) was a French - Portuguese architect and sculptor of the Renaissance and Mannerism .

He is the father of the architect Jerónimo de Ruão (1530 in Coimbra; † 1601 in Lisbon), one of the builders of the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon ( UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983 ).

A large number of his altarpieces and sculptures can be seen in the National Museum Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro in Coimbra.

Life

The son of the architect and sculptor in the French Rouen same name came at the invitation of King D. Manuel I of Portugal . His work in the parish church of Atalaia (1528) is considered the first work in Portugal .

He married Isabel Pires, sister-in-law of the Mannerist painter Cristóvão de Figueiredo († 1543), and settled in Coimbra. Here he worked on a variety of buildings, such as the Santa Cruz Monastery , the Capela dos Reis Magos and the old Sé Velha Cathedral .

He also worked as an architect and sculptor in a number of other places, such as the Cathedral of Guarda (approx. 1555), and in Viseu , Braga , Tomar and Óbidos , but mainly in Coimbra and the surrounding areas (Montemor-o- Velho, Tentúgal, Cantanhede, Góis, Soure and others).

He lived for a while in Ereira near Montemor-o-Velho , where his house and studio (Casa do Torreão) have been preserved, and died in 1580, probably in Coimbra.

literature

  • Joaquim Martins Teixeira de Carvalho: João de Ruão e Diogo de Castilho. Imprensa de Universidade, University of Coimbra 1921
  • Joaquim Martins Teixeira de Carvalho: João de Ruão, Md ...- Mdlxxx. Nabu Press 2011 ISBN 978-1246210156
  • Instituto da História de Arte: João de Ruão, escultor da Renascença Coimbra. Coimbra 1980

Web links

Commons : João de Ruão  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Person encyclopedia Quem é Quem - Portugueses Célebres. Temas & Debates, Lisbon 2009 ISBN 978-989-644-047-3 , p. 459
  2. ^ Carlos Ruão: Em torno da figura de João de Ruão Joã de Ruã archyteto - "On the figure of João de Ruão Joã de Ruã archyteto " , website of the University of Coimbra , accessed on November 8, 2015
  3. ^ Entry on João de Ruão on the website of the online catalog of the Portuguese museums, accessed on November 8, 2015
personal data
SURNAME João de Ruão
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jean de Rouen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franco-Portuguese architect and sculptor of the Renaissance and Mannerism
DATE OF BIRTH 1480 or 1500
PLACE OF BIRTH unsure: Rouen
DATE OF DEATH 1580
Place of death unsure: Coimbra