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São João Batista

ca. 1620–30
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 624
Montañés foi o escultor espanhol mais importante de seu tempo. Ele criou numerosas estátuas e retábulos, e por sua capacidade técnica foi apelidado de el dios de la madera (o deus da madeira). São João Batista, esculpido em uma estátua redonda, foi preservado no convento de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, em Sevilha. Montañés seguiu a iconografia habitual para representar o Precursor de Cristo, vivamente retratado com olhos penetrantes, forte anatomia e tom de pele natural. A estátua ricamente policromada e dourada é o resultado de combinação de técnicas de escultura e pintura; na verdade Montañés competia com os pintores para conseguir um realismo sedutor, o que provocou uma devoção mais intensa.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: São João Batista
  • Artista: Juan Martínez Montañés, espanhol, 1568–1649
  • Data: ca. 1625–35
  • Meio: Madeira policromada com dourado
  • Dimensões: 154 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Compra, legado Joseph Pulitzer, 1963
  • Número de acesso: 63.4
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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