Luisa de Medrano
Basque-Castilian professor, philosopher, poet and academic (1484–1527) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luisa de Medrano (Atienza 9 August 1484 – 1527) was a Navarrese-Castilian poet, philosopher, professor, and scholar from the Kingdom of Castile, she became the first female professor in Spain and Europe at the University of Salamanca.[1] Luisa de Medrano y Bravo de Lagunas Cienfuegos belonged to the group of Renaissance women called by their contemporaries "puellae doctae" (learned girls). The Hall of Cloisters of the Higher Schools of the University of Salamanca is named "Lucía de Medrano" in honor of her, and the Castilla-La Mancha Community Board created the Castilla-La Mancha International Award for gender equality called "Luisa de Medrano” in 2015.
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Born | (1484-08-09)9 August 1484 |
Died | 1527 |
Nationality | Basque-Castilian |
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Awards | "Luisa de Medrano" gender equality award in Castilla–La Mancha |
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Institutions | University of Salamanca |
Patrons | Queen Isabella I of Castile |
It is thought that Luisa de Medrano is the First Sibyl, Samia, in Juan Soreda's "The Sibyls", painted sometime between 1527 and 1532, exhibited in the Museum of Religious Art of San Gil, in Atienza. Juan Soreda excelled in Sigüenza painting landscapes and returned to the previous fashion of golden backgrounds for Medrano's painting. Since gold does not rust, it better expresses the eternal. In front of that background, as if emerging from beyond, appears the powerful gaze of the academic Luisa de Medrano.[2]