Gil de Siloé

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Images

Gil de Siloé: Saint James the Greater

Read Next

Xi'an clay terracota soldiers, China. Terracotta Army inside the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, 3rd century BCE.

21 Tombs Around the World

Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson

Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art

Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment

Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies

Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel

Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries

Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)

5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong

Discover

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

Alcoholic beverages bottles at Host 2013, international exhibition of the hospitality industry on OCTOBER 18, 2013 in Milan.

Why Is Alcohol Measured by Proof?

A tornado in rural Iowa sweeps dangerously near a farm. Weather storm

Why Does the United States Have More Tornadoes than Any Other Country?

Andrew Jackson delivering a speech while on his way to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration in 1829. From Harper's Weekly, 1881.

5 Remarkably Close U.S. Presidential Elections

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Gil de Siloé: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 08, 2024
	Add new Web site: Spanish Arts - Biography of Gil de Siloé.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 12, 2019
	Add new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Siloe, Gil de.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 17, 2012
	Added image of Saint James the Greater (c. 1489–93), an alabaster sculpture with gold and paint by Gil de Siloé.	Virginia Gorlinski	Oct 04, 2010
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998