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 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

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. * ''Entombment''. Polychrome wood. Segovia Cathedral. * ''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