Tuesday, October 13, 2015

This day in history: Pedro de Mena's death

On the 13th October 1688 Pedro de Mena, one of the most important Baroque sculptors, passed away in Málaga. He was one of the most outstanding sculptors of the Baroque Andalusian school. He worked mainly for the Church and sculpted works for the cathedrals of Málaga and Toledo. Here you have some of his main works. You can include some of them on your travel journal: 



Penitent Magdalen


Saint John the Baptist


Ecce Homo


Saint Francis of Assisi

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