Gregorio Fernández

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Diego Valentín Díaz - Portrait of Gregorio Fernández
Altarpiece in the new cathedral of Plasencia

Gregorio Fernández (* around 1576 in Sarria ; † 1636 in Valladolid ; also Gregorio Hernández ) was a carver of the Spanish late Renaissance and early Baroque periods .

Life

Fernández studied in Valladolid, where he set up his own workshop around 1605. He made a name for himself with wood-carved and painted altar figures. He did without bright colors and gold and instead chose a simple, natural-looking color scheme. Fernández 'Christ statues are of great forcefulness and charisma. His main works include the altarpieces of the Cistercian abbey of Las Huelgas Reales and the monastery of Descalzes Reales in Valladolid, the cathedral of Plasencia and the co- cathedral of Miranda do Douro in Portugal.

Works (selection)

  • Pietà , Museo Nacional de Escultura

  • Walk to the Calvary (1610), Museo Nacional de Escultura

  • Baptism of Jesus (1624–28), Museo Nacional de Escultura

  • Teresa of Ávila (1625), Museo Nacional de Escultura

  • Santísímo Crísto de El Pardo (1605), El Pardo (Madrid)

literature

  • Maria Elena Gómez Moreno: Gregorio Fernández . 1953

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Fernández, Gregorio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fernandez, Gregorio; Hernández, Gregorio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1576
PLACE OF BIRTH Sarria
DATE OF DEATH 1636
Place of death Valladolid