Diego de Riaño
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Diego de Riaño (died 1534) was a Spanish architect of the
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. He was one of the most outstanding architects of the
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style. He was born at Riaño, in
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, and is documented in
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starting from 1523. In 1527 he commenced the Collegiate of
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and later was director of the works of the Cathedral of Seville, until his death in 1534. He also worked at the University of Osuna.


Works

His works include: * Casa consistorial, Seville *''Sacristía de los Cálices'', also in Seville *Four chapels at the choir of the Cathedral of Seville *Plans of the Cathedral of Valladolid (not constructed) *Works in the
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of the Jerez Charterhouse, in 1533


See also

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Renaissance architecture Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of Ancient Greece, ancient Greek and ...


Sources

* Renaissance architects Spanish Renaissance people 15th-century births 1534 deaths Architects from Cantabria People from Trasmiera 16th-century Spanish architects {{Spain-architect-stub