Exceptional Life-Size Head of Saint John the Baptist,... Lot 158

Exceptional Life-Size Head of Saint John the Baptist, attributed to Juan Martínez Montañés (Alcalá la Real, 1568 - Seville, 1649) Sevillian Baroque School of the 17th century. Preserving its original polychrome, in carved wood. Measurements: 50 x 45 x 36 cm. Bibliography: Juan Lovera, Carmen; Murcia Cano, María Teresa (2001). Pictures of the life of Juan Martínez Montañés (from his baptism in Alcalá la Real to his tomb in Seville). Jaén: Bulletin of the Giennenses Studies Institute, no. 177. ISSN 0561-3590. Works in comparison: a very similar head by the same author, preserved in the Pedro de Osma Museum, Lima, Peru. Provenance: important private collection, Valencia, Spain.