Juan de Álava (1480-1537) was a Spanish architect best known for his stonework produced in the Plateresque style.[1]
Juan de Álava | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1480 |
| Died | 1537 (aged 56–57) Salamanca, Spain |
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Life
editJuan de Álva was born in 1480 in Larrinoa, a locality of Zigoitia, Álava to a family of stonemasons.[2][1] In 1502, de Álva traveled to Italy where he became familiar with Italian Renaissance architecture.[2]
de Álva worked primarily in the city of Salamanca, where many of his notable works are situated.
Projects
edit- Casa de las Muertes (1500), Salamanca
- New Cathedral of Plasencia (1513)
- Convento de San Esteban, Salamanca (1524)
- Cloister of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela
- Chapel of the University of Salamanca, Salamanca (demolished), Salamanca
- Colegio Mayor de Santiago el Zebedeo (completed 1578), Salamanca
References
edit- ^ a b "Juan de Álava | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ^ a b "Juan de Álava. Arquitectura. Biografía y obras en España es cultura". www.xn--espaaescultura-tnb.es. Retrieved 2019-04-28.