Juan de Juni (Fr. Jean de Joigny; c. 1507–1577) was a French–Spanish

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, who also worked as a painter and architect.

Career

Juan de Juni was born in Joigny, France, but began working in

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, where he was first employed. In 1533 he went to live in León and

Medina de Rioseco Medina de Rioseco is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León and Spain. According to a 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 4,967 inhabitants. The city also has th ...

before moving to

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in 1540. He was best known as a religious sculptor who incorporated great emotion into his figures.

Selected works

* ''Lamentation of Christ''. Polychrome wood. National Sculpture Museum (Valladolid). * Altarpiece for the church of Santa María La Antigua (Valladolid), now in the

Cathedral of Valladolid The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Assumption ( es, Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), better known as Valladolid Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Valladolid, Spain. The main layout was designed by Juan de Herrera in a Renai ...

. * ''Entombment''. Polychrome wood.

Segovia Cathedral Segovia Cathedral is the Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral located in the main square ( Plaza Mayor) of the city of Segovia, in the community of Castile-Leon, Spain. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was built in the Flamboyant Go ...

. * ''Virgin with seven knives''. Polychrome wood. Juan de Juni-Santo Entierro

References

External links

Juan de Juni at Art Renewal Center
1500s births 1577 deaths People from Joigny 16th-century French sculptors French male sculptors Spanish people of French descent Spanish male sculptors 16th-century Spanish sculptors Renaissance sculptors {{France-sculptor-stub