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EGAS, Enrique, the Elder - b. ~1455 Toledo, d. 1534 Toledo - WGA

EGAS, Enrique, the Elder

(b. ~1455 Toledo, d. 1534 Toledo)

Spanish architect and sculptor, son of the Flemish sculptor Cueman Egas (active c. 1440-1495 in Spain), originating from Brussels. He received his training in Toledo, then worked in the service of the Catholic monarchs. He (or Pedro Gumiel) was responsible for the creation of the “Cisneros Style,” in which Gothic, Renaissance and Mudejar elements are combined.

He executed his first works with Juan Guas in the Palacio del Infantado, Guadalajara and San Juan de los Reyes in Toledo.

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The Capilla Real in Granada was commissioned by the Catholic Kings in 1504 as a burial church, directly beside the main mosque of the city, which had been recaptured in 1492. The richly furnished chapel accommodated the tombs of the Catholic Kings and also that of their daughter Joanna the Mad and her husband Philip the Fair. Ground plan and elevation, portal and rib vault follow the Late Gothic tradition, whereas the tombs are already decorated in Renaissance style.

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The Capilla Real in Granada was commissioned by the Catholic Kings in 1504 as a burial church, directly beside the main mosque of the city, which had been recaptured in 1492. The richly furnished chapel accommodated the tombs of the Catholic Kings and also that of their daughter Joanna the Mad and her husband Philip the Fair. Ground plan and elevation, portal and rib vault follow the Late Gothic tradition, whereas the tombs are already decorated in Renaissance style.

The picture shows the vault in the Capilla Real.

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