Pedro De Mena, The Spanish Bernini

The Spanish BerniniPedro de Mena y Medrano (1628-1688) isnowadays the most highly regarded masterof Spanish Baroque sculpture, on a par withhis contemporaries, the great seventeenthcenturypainters Velázquez, Zurbarán andMurillo.Mena's contributions to Spanish Baroquesculpture are unsurpassed in both technicalskill and expressiveness of his religioussubjects. His ability to sculpt the human bodywas remarkable, and he excelled in creatingfigures and scenes for contemplation.This first monograph of Pedro de Mena showsa lot of details and remarkable images of hishyper-realistic sculptures, full of Spanishpassion.Apart from the article by curator Xavier Bray,it also features important contributionsby José Luis Romeo Torres, curator of themonographic exhibition Pedro de Mena,to be held in Málaga in 2019.This publication will be available at theexhibition De Mena, Murillo, Zurbarán.Masters of the Spanish Baroque, in themonumental hospital wards of the Sint-Janshospitaal in Bruges, until 6 October 2019.