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San Juan Bautista

ca. 1620–30
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 624
Montañés fue el escultor español más famoso de su tiempo. Produjo gran cantidad de estatuas y retablos, y por su maestría técnica fue apodado «el dios de la madera». San Juan Bautista, talla de bulto redondo, proviene del convento de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción en Sevilla. Montañés siguió los parámetros iconográficos habituales para representar al Precursor de Cristo en esta animada estatua de intensa mirada, recia anatomía y carnación natural. La talla ricamente policromada y dorada combina técnicas escultóricas y pictóricas, pues Montañés rivalizaba con los pintores para lograr un realismo cautivador que inspirara y promoviera la devoción.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: San Juan Bautista
  • Artista: Juan Martínez Montañés, español, 1568–1649
  • Fecha: ca. 1625–1635
  • Material: Madera policromada y dorada
  • Dimensiones: a. 154 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, legado de Joseph Pulitzer, 1963
  • Número de inventario: 63.4
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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