Martínez Montañés, Juan, 1568-1649
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Name (Latin)
Martínez Montañés, Juan, 1568-1649
Other forms of name
Montañés, Juan Martínez, 1568-1649
nnaa Martínez Montañés, Juan, 1568-1648
Date of birth
1568
Date of death
1649
Field of activity
Sculpture
Occupation
Sculptors
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
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Sources of Information
- Juan Martínez Montañés; Spanish sculptor;: Juan de Martínez Montañés; born March 16, 1568 in Alcalá la Real, Jaén, Spain; died June 18, 1649 in Sevilla; instrumental in the transition from Mannerism to the Baroque; influenced not only the sculptors and altarmakers of Spain and Latin America but also the Spanish painters of his century; after studying in Granada under Pablo de Rojas (1579-1582), Montañés went to Sevilla (Seville) in 1587 and established a studio that lasted until his death; became known as the “Dios de la Madera” (“God of Wood Carving”) and had 50 years of enormous output and influence; remembered for his wood altars and altar figures covered with polished gold and paint in various colours ( (Britannica website, March 11, 2020:) )
- El San Cristóbal de Martínez Montañés, 2008:page 5 (Jaen sculptor Juan Martínez Montañés; born 1568 in Alcalá la Real; died 1649 in Sevilla)
- Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana, 1907-1930:volume 33, page 556 (Juan Martínez Montañés; born March 16, 1568 in Alcalá la Real; died 1648 in Sevilla; Spanish scultptor; parents were Juan Martínez and Marta González)
- Juan Martínez Montañés; baptized Alcalá la Real, near Granada on Mar 16, 1568; died June 18, 1649 in Seville ( (Oxford Reference website, March 11, 2020:) )
- Juan Martínez Montañés; parents were Juan Martínez Montañés and Marta González; baptized March 16, 1568 in the Parroquia de Santo Domingo de Silos in Alcalá la Real; around 1580 his family moved to Granada; died June 18, 1649 in Sevilla ( (Universidad de Almería website, March 11, 2020:) )
- Hernández Díaz, J. Juan Martínez Montañés (1568-1649), 1987:p. 19 (b. 3/16/1568) p. 20 (d. 6/18/1649)
- LC data base, 11-6-89(hdg.: Martínez Montañés, Juan, 1568-1648)
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