Francisco de Amberes
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Francisco de Amberes, a painter of Toledo
, the cathedral
of which he ornamented with his pictures in 1502. From 1508 to 1510 he painted, in conjunction with Juan de Borgoña
and Juan de Villoldo
, the arabesque
chapel, which is still an interesting object.
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
, the cathedral
Cathedral of Toledo
The Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Toledo, Spain, seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo....
of which he ornamented with his pictures in 1502. From 1508 to 1510 he painted, in conjunction with Juan de Borgoña
Juan de Borgoña
Juan de Borgoña , was a High Renaissance painter who was born in the Duchy of Burgundy, probably just before it ceased to exist as an independent state, and was active in Spain from about 1495 to 1536. His earliest documented work was painted in 1495 for the cloister of the Cathedral of Toledo...
and Juan de Villoldo
Juan de Villoldo
Juan de Villoldo, was a Spanish painter of Toledo. He died in 1551. He apprenticed from his uncle Alonzo Perez de Villoldo, a student of Juan de Borgoña . From 1547 to 1548, he painted a series of religious canvases for the Carbajal chapel in the church of St. Andrew at Madrid.-References:William...
, the arabesque
Arabesque
The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements...
chapel, which is still an interesting object.