Juan Alonso Villabrille y Ron
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Juan Alonso Villabrille y Ron (c. 1663, Pesoz - c. 1732, Madrid (?)) was a Spanish Baroque sculptor.
Life and work
His only signed worked is a "Head of Saint Paul", dated 1707. From his will, it is known that he was married twice and had three children; Juan, Antonia, who married the sculptor,
He settled in Madrid in 1686, living in the
In 1718, he did a
Of less certain attribution are some figures in the "Chapel of the Good Death" at the Iglesia de San Miguel y San Julián in Valladolid, and others in the chapel of the Illustrious Brotherhood of the Holy Cross of the Redeemer and the Immaculate Conception, his Mother in Salamanca.[1]
He may have had a brother, Pablo, who was also a sculptor, based on a signature on the statue of
References
- ^ Benito Ángel, "Un historiador atribuye 'La Caña' y 'El Nazareno Chico' al maestro de Carmona", in La Gaceta de Salamanca, 2015
Further reading
- Martín González, Juan José (1983). Escultura Barroca en España, 1600-1700. Madrid: Ediciones Cátedra. ISBN 84-376-0392-7.
- Tormo, Elías (1979). Las iglesias del antiguo Madrid. Madrid: Instituto de España. ISBN 84-85559-01-0.
- Monzó, Elías Tormo Y. (1927). Las iglesias del antiguo Madrid: Notas de estudio.
External links
Media related to Juan Alonso Villabrille y Ron at Wikimedia Commons