What did Pesquera create?

Q: What did Pesquera create?

Pesquera created polychrome wooden religious sculptures in Seville. His work contributed to the devotional carving tradition that made Seville a center of Spanish Baroque sculpture.

Diego de Pesquera

Spanish

Diego de Pesquera

Spanish

Diego de Pesquera (active c. 1560-1580) was a Spanish sculptor who worked in Seville, creating polychrome wooden religious figures for churches and religious orders. He contributed to the development of Seville's rich tradition of devotional sculpture that would flourish in the following century under Montañés and Martínez Montañés.

Sculptures by Diego de Pesquera

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The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim

Diego de Pesquera, 1567

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Museums with Diego de Pesquera's Work

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, USA

1 work on display

About Diego de Pesquera

Pesquera created polychrome wooden religious sculptures in Seville. His work contributed to the devotional carving tradition that made Seville a center of Spanish Baroque sculpture.

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