施洗者圣约翰

Juan Martínez Montañés Spanish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 624

蒙塔涅斯是他的时代中西班牙最主要的雕刻家。他制作了许多雕像和圣坛后饰屏，因他的绝妙手艺而被人誉为“木头之神”（el dios de la madera）。《施洗者圣约翰》圆雕来自塞维尔的受孕圣母女修道院。蒙塔涅斯遵循这位先行者的标准圣像进行了鲜活地刻画，使他有炯炯的目光、强壮的体魄和自然的肤色。这件有丰富色彩和涂金的雕像结合了雕刻与绘画技术，这得益于蒙塔涅斯与画家之间为了表现出具有强烈感染力的写实主义作品而展开的竞争，因为这样的作品总是能带出并且增强信众的虔诚。

Saint John the Baptist, Juan Martínez Montañés (Spanish, Alcalá la Real 1568–1649 Seville), Polychromed wood with gilding, Spanish, Seville

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Saint John the Baptist, Juan Martínez Montañés (Spanish, Alcalá la Real 1568–1649 Seville), Polychromed wood with gilding, Spanish, Seville
Saint John the Baptist, Juan Martínez Montañés (Spanish, Alcalá la Real 1568–1649 Seville), Polychromed wood with gilding, Spanish, Seville
Saint John the Baptist, Juan Martínez Montañés (Spanish, Alcalá la Real 1568–1649 Seville), Polychromed wood with gilding, Spanish, Seville

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