CANO, Alonso
(b. 1601, Granada, d. 1667, Granada)

St John the Baptist

1634
Polychrome wood, 119 cm
Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid

During his time in Seville, Cano had mainly been influenced by the work of Juan Martínez Montañés, as indicated by his St John the Baptist, very much representative of the idealized naturalism that was to become an essential characteristic of his work.