Juan de Juni
Illustration — Piedad de Medina del Campo (1575) Juan de Juni (Fr. Jean de Joigny; c. 1507–1577) was a French–Spanish sculptor, who also worked as a painter and architect.
Also recorded as Juan de Juanín · Juan de Jony · Juan de Joigny · Juan de Joni
Juan de Juni
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- Died
- 1577 · Valladolid.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of France
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — Piedad de Medina del Campo (1575) Juan de Juni (Fr. Jean de Joigny; c. 1507–1577) was a French–Spanish sculptor, who also worked as a painter and architect.
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Career
Juan de Juni was born in Joigny, France, but began working in Italy, where he was first employed. In 1533 he went to live in León and Medina de Rioseco before moving to Valladolid in 1540. He was best known as a religious sculptor who incorporated great emotion into his figures.
Selected works
Selected works
• Lamentation of Christ. Polychrome wood. National Sculpture Museum (Valladolid). • Altarpiece for the church of Santa María La Antigua (Valladolid), now in the Cathedral of Valladolid. • Entombment. Polychrome wood. Segovia Cathedral. • Virgin with seven knives. Polychrome wood. • Illustration — Entombment. Valladolid
Virgen de las Angustias o de los Cuchillos. Juan de Juni, c. 1570. Iglesia de las Angustias, Valladolid.
Luis Fernández García
Museo Nacional de Escultura. Obra, tallada en mármol, atribuida a Juan de Juni (1551-1575).
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Life and career
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1506
Juan de Juni born at Joigny.
1577
Juan de Juni died at Valladolid.
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Joigny.
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Valladolid.
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