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Juan Bautista Vázquez The Younger
Juan Bautista Vázquez the Younger ( es, Juan Bautista Vázquez el Mozo) was a Spanish sculptor, active in the late 16th century and early 17th century, son of Juan Bautista Vázquez the Elder, and a member of the Sevillian school of sculpture. Life and work Vázquez the Younger followed in his father's profession, inheriting his style and clientele. Together with Isidro de Villoldo, his father initiated the style identified as the Sevillian school of sculpture. He learned his art in his father's studio and with such sculptors as Jerónimo Hernández, with whom it appears he worked as an ''oficial'' (a person who would be left in charge of operations in the master's absence), and with others who also followed his father's style. He worked in Seville between 1578 and 1600, and had died by 1610. He married in 1579 to Lucía de Chaves, sister of his stepmother Isabel de Valdés (his father's third wide). It is quite unlikely that he would have been the same person as the Bautista Váz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Bautista Vázquez The Elder
Juan Bautista Vázquez el Viejo (1510 in Pelayos, province of Salamanca Castile and Leon – 12 June 1588 in Llerena, province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain) was a Spanish sculptor. Biography Born in Pelayos ( province of Salamanca), as a small child he moved with his family to Ávila, where the lived adjacent to the main market square. He first learned his art there in the studio of Vasco de la Zarza. It is believed that he then went to Italy, where his style became more elegant. In 1554 he moved to Toledo, where he executed various works for the Cathedral, the church of Santa María la Blanca, and the church of Almonacid de Zorita ( province of Guadalajara), among others. In 1558, Francisca Blázquez, widow of sculptor Isidro de Villoldo, brought him back to Ávila to complete the figures of the main altarpiece of the Charterhouse of Seville, which Villodo had left unfinished at his death. In 1561 he moved to Seville to complete the altarpiece. He settled there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
