Juan de Juni

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Juan de Juni (Fr. Jean de Joigny; c. 1507–1577) was a French–Spanish sculptor, who also worked as a painter and architect.[1]

[edit] Career

Piedad de Medina del Campo (1575)
Piedad de Medina del Campo (1575)

Juan de Juni was born in France but began working in Spain in 1533, where he was first employed in León and Salamanca before moving to Valladolid in 1540. He was best known as a religious sculptor who incorporated great emotion into his figures.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Getty
  2. ^ [1] Juan de Juni at World Wide Art Resources. Retrieved Nov. 21, 2007.

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