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(b. 1568, Alcala la Real, d. 1649, Sevilla)

St Ignatius Loyola (detail) c. 1610 Polychromed wood Chapel, Seville University

In celebration of St. Ignatius Loyola's beafification in 1610, Montañés carved a statue of the saint, founder of the Society of Jesus. It was painted by Pacheco. As can be verified by the plaster death-mask, which is still preserved, the head is a very lifelike portrait. True to his own gentle temperament, however, Montañés softened the energetic visage of the former soldier, who had conceived of his order as a militia, and gave him an expression of pity. The statue decorates the chapel of Seville University, for which Montañés at a later date also carved a St. Francis Borgia as a counterpart.

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Author: MONTAÑÉS, Juan Martínez Title: St Ignatius Loyola (detail) Time-line: 1601-1650 School: Spanish Form: sculpture