Juan de Talavera (

Talavera de la Reina Talavera de la Reina () is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Its population of 83,303 makes it the second most populated municipality of the province of Toledo and the fourth largest in the ...

, ? 1476 -? 1531) (John of Talavera) was a Spanish architect, sculptor and carver, member of the "Toledo School of Architecture", and architect of Queen Isabella I of Castile. Probably his father was also named Juan de Talavera, and he was a nephew of Andrés de Talavera, both working in the

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circa 1450. Juan de Talavera married Maria Gutierrez, daughter of Egas Coeman or Egas of Brussels and he was probably also a nephew of

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by his wife.(with English abstract). Universidad de Salamanca

Juan de Talavera was disciple to some architects and sculptors who came from overseas to bring Spain new architectural models and artistic fashions from the rest of Europe, such as the French

and the Flemish Egas of Brussels. Juan de Talavera belonged to the "Toledo School of Architecture". His most valuable work is the facade of the

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, also called the Puerta Rica (Rich Door) or Royal Facade, probably made with other partners on behalf of the Queen

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called "the Mad". Professor Alicia M. Canto has conducted a study on the matter.

Main masterpieces

* Facade of the

, Rich Door * Various works in the Cathedral of Segovia * Santa Maria de la Mejorada,

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* Carvings in the Cathedral of

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* Carvings in the

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* Collegiate

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(chapel) * Collegiate Church of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Talavera, Juan de 16th-century Spanish sculptors Spanish male sculptors 1531 deaths People from Toledo, Spain