Mena (y Medrano), Pedro de

Japanese: メーナ（英語表記）Mena (y Medrano)， Pedro de

Born: August 20, 1628, Granada
[Died] October 13, 1688. Spanish sculptor in Malaga. After studying under his father, who was also a sculptor, he became assistant to A. Cano in 1652 and was strongly influenced by his Baroque style. In 1658 he went to Malaga and set up a workshop, working on the decoration of the cathedral's choir stalls. In 1663 he traveled to Madrid and Toledo, where he was registered as a sculptor at Toledo Cathedral. In 1664 he returned to Malaga and produced numerous polychrome woodcarvings, expressing strong religious sentiment in a realistic style, for churches throughout Spain. His most famous work is "Saint Francis of Assisi" (Toledo Cathedral).

Mena
Mena, Juan de

[Born] 1411. Cordoba
[Died] 1456. Torrelaguna Spanish poet. A favorite of King Juan II and a close friend of the Marquis de Santiliana. He produced many lyric poems, but his most famous work is El laberinto de fortuna (1444), which, modeled on Dante's work, paved the way for the birth of Renaissance poetry.

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[生]1628.8.20. グラナダ
[没]1688.10.13. マラガ
スペインの彫刻家。彫刻家の父に学んだのち 1652年 A.カーノの助手となり，彼のバロック的作風から強い影響を受けた。 58年マラガにおもむき大聖堂の聖歌隊席の装飾を手がけ工房を構えた。 63年マドリード，トレドに旅行，トレド大聖堂の彫刻家として登録。 64年マラガに戻りスペイン各地の教会のために，写実的作風で強い宗教性を表現した多数の多彩色木彫を制作。代表作『アッシジの聖フランシスコ』 (トレド大聖堂) 。