Juan de Arfe
Juan de Arfe (* 1535 in León ; † around 1603 in Madrid ) was a Spanish goldsmith and sculptor .
Life
Juan de Arfe came from an important family of goldsmiths; Enrique de Arfe was his grandfather. Juan de Arfe learned the art of goldsmithing from his father Antonio de Arfe in Leon, then worked as a goldsmith in Salamanca , Toledo , Valladolid and as a mint master in Segovia until Philip II called him to Madrid in 1596 , where he, among other things, made bronze statues for the Escorial made.
His main works are the tabernacles for the cathedrals in Seville , Avila , Valladolid and for San Marlin in Madrid. He also published the books "Quilatador de oro, plata y piedras" and "Varia commensuracion para la escultura y arquitectura" in 1585.
literature
- Ignacio Sánchez Cantón: Los Arfes. Escultores de plata y oro (1501-1603) . Calleja, Madrid 1920.
Individual evidence
- ^ Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Volume 1. Leipzig 1905, p. 739
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arfe, Juan de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arfe y Villafañe, Juan de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish goldsmith and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1535 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leon |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1603 |
| Place of death | Madrid |