Juan
de Villanueva was one of the famous architects of Spanish Neoclassicism. He was
born in Madrid on September 15, 1739. At the age of eleven, he joined the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. He
traveled to Rome in
1758 to become a grant holder of the Academy to complete his studies. He was
appointed as the architect of the prince by Charles III in 1777. From that point
to death he almost worked exclusively for the royal house. He was appointed the
Architect of the Royal Monastery of El Escorial in 1781 and Charles IV
appointed him as the Major Architect. He constructs several buildings for the
royal disposal. One of his masterpieces is the Prado museum. He was a creative
architect and done most of his work in Madrid. He died on August 22,1811
and was buried in San Sebastian church,
Madrid.
Some works of Juan de Villanueva are:
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