SCULPTOR

Juan Martínez Montañés

1568 - 1649

Juan Martínez Montañés

Juan Martínez Montañés (March 16, 1568 – June 18, 1649), known as el Dios de la Madera (the God of Wood), was a Spanish sculptor, born at Alcalá la Real, in the province of Jaén. He was one of the most important figures of the Sevillian school of sculpture, and is known for developing the encarnación sculpting technique. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Martínez Montañés is the 182nd most popular sculptor (down from 157th in 2019), the 1,286th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,152nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Juan Martínez Montañés ranks 182 out of 258. Before him are Sergey Merkurov, Lev Kerbel, Melchiorre Cafà, David Černý, Matthias Braun, and Hermann Obrist. After him are Valie Export, Martin Kippenberger, Dušan Džamonja, Anthony Caro, Gregorio Fernández, and Ferdinand Brokoff.

Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia

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Sergey Merkurov
1881 - 1952
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 176
Lev Kerbel
1917 - 2003
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 177
Melchiorre Cafà
1636 - 1667
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 178
David Černý
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 179
Matthias Braun
1684 - 1738
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 180
Hermann Obrist
1863 - 1927
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 181
Juan Martínez Montañés
1568 - 1649
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 182
Valie Export
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 183
Martin Kippenberger
1953 - 1997
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 184
Dušan Džamonja
1928 - 2009
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 185
Anthony Caro
1924 - 2013
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 186
Gregorio Fernández
1576 - 1636
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 187
Ferdinand Brokoff
1688 - 1731
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 188

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1568, Juan Martínez Montañés ranks 20. Before him are Pieter Both, Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Sophie of Brandenburg, Sō Yoshitoshi, Michael Maier, and Leonora Dori. After him is Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. Among people deceased in 1649, Juan Martínez Montañés ranks 17. Before him are Isaac van Ostade, Susanna Hall, Vincenzo Carafa, John Winthrop, Giulio Alenio, and Jean de Brébeuf. After him are Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania, and Richard Crashaw.

Others Born in 1568

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Pieter Both
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1615
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 14
Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1568 - 1636
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 15
Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1622
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 16
Sō Yoshitoshi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1568 - 1615
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 17
Michael Maier
PHYSICIAN
1568 - 1622
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 18
Leonora Dori
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1617
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 19
Juan Martínez Montañés
SCULPTOR
1568 - 1649
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 20
Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1568 - 1587
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 21

Others Deceased in 1649

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Isaac van Ostade
PAINTER
1621 - 1649
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 11
Susanna Hall
WRITER
1583 - 1649
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 12
Vincenzo Carafa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1594 - 1649
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 13
John Winthrop
WRITER
1588 - 1649
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 14
Giulio Alenio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1582 - 1649
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 15
Jean de Brébeuf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1593 - 1649
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 16
Juan Martínez Montañés
SCULPTOR
1568 - 1649
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 17
Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1580 - 1649
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 18
Richard Crashaw
PHILOSOPHER
1612 - 1649
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 19