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Gil de Siloé (died c....
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Gil de Siloé, who has also been documented as being named Gil de Siloe and Gil Siloe, was a Castilian Spanish sculptor whose sculptures were completed in the Gothic style.
His son, Diego de Siloé also became a Spanish sculptor and architect.
Gil de Siloé (c.1440-c.1505)
It is thought that Gil de Siloé was born in Orléans in France, but that he moved to Burgos in Spain.
Gil de Siloé (Antwerp?
It is also thought that he did not study in Spain, but probably trained in France or Germany. Yet Spain was the country in which he completed all of his sculptures, hence why he is considered to be a Spanish sculptor and has been adopted as part of the Spanish culture.
The majority of the works attributed to Gil de Siloé can be found in Burgos, although it is not known how or why he came to live here.
Gil de Siloé had a workshop in Burgos which he used to help expand the popul