Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón (1500–1577) was a Spanish
architect of the Renaissance.
He was born at
Rascafría. His work alternated the late gothic with the renaissance style. His workings include the Palace of Monterrey in
Salamanca, the
Palace of Guzmanes
The Palacio de los Guzmanes is a Renaissance building in the city of León; it is the seat of Provincial Government of León.
The architect Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón built the palace in the 16th century, commissioned by the aristocratic family o ...
in León, and the facade of the
Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso at the
University of Alcalá de Henares
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. He also worked in Arzobispo Fonseca College and in the Convent of San Esteban, both in Salamanca and in the Cathedral of Ciudad Rodrigo.
He was the son of the
Trasmeran mason named
Juan Gil de Hontañón
Juan Gil de Hontañón (Rasines, Cantabria 1480 – Salamanca, 11 May 1531) was a master builder and Trasmeran mason of Spain during the 16th century. His first work was associated with Segovia, where he was associated with the school of Juan Gua ...
, Rodrigo continued the works in the cathedrals of Salamanca and
Segovia, both begun by his father in Gothic style.
Gil de Hontañón died at
Segovia in 1577. His personal style has influenced the work of modern architects such as
Antonio Palacios
Antonio Palacios Ramilo (8 January 1874 – 27 October 1945) was a Spanish architect. Distinguished by the monumental eclecticism he left as imprint in many of his projects, he helped define the architectural identity of Madrid in the first half ...
.
1500 births
1577 deaths
People from Sierra Norte, Madrid
Spanish architects
Renaissance architects
16th-century Spanish architects
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