FIGURE FOR HOLDING A CANDLE. POLYCHROMED WOOD, WROUGHT IRON. CASTILLIAN SCHOOL, SPAIN, 16TH-17TH CENTURIES.

Torch figure. Carved and polychrome wood, wrought iron. Castilian school, 16th-17th centuries. Carved and polychrome wooden sculpture located on a simple base that shows a semi-naked male figure, holding with his hands a cloth that covers the lower part of his body in front and holding aloft a wrought iron cone intended to hold a candle. The nude, the study of anatomy, the contrapposto and the twist of the figure's torso and waist are details that would speak of a classicist influence on the sculpture. It is also worth highlighting the movement that the posture brings to the piece, placing one foot behind the other and turning with respect to that and turning the waist slightly. Wood was the most worked material in Spanish Renaissance sculpture, normally with a polychrome finish and with gilding and embossing. It was not until the second third of the 16th century when sculptors emerged in Spain who reached great heights in the Spanish Renaissance, inspired by Italian forms, but providing their own national touch, creating different schools, and with a clear preference for polychrome wood. and stewed. At this time, one of the main workshops was Valladolid, with names such as Alonso Berruguete and Juan de Juni. Later, art evolved towards a classicist or Romanist mannerism, with an important influence of Italian masters, with a clear influence of Michelangelo and names such as Gaspar Becerra, Esteban Jordán, Juan de Ancheta, etc.

· Size: 18x18x48 cms.