Pedro Duque y Cornejo (1677–1757) was a Spanish Baroque painter and sculptor of the Sevillian school of sculpture, a disciple of his grandfather Pedro Roldán.
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Choir at the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
He was born in Seville and worked mostly in his home city (church of the Sagrario, Palace of San Telmo and the local Cathedral), Granada and Madrid (statues in Santa Maria de El Paular, after 1725). In Córdoba he executed the choir at the Mosque-cathedral. He died in Córdoba.
Sources
edit- Gómez-Moreno, M. E. (1951). Breve historia de la escultura española. Madrid.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Quintero, P. (1908). Sillas de coro españolas. Madrid.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Aguilar Prieto, R. Bosquejo histórico de la ejecución de la sillería del coro de la catedral de Córdoba. «Bol. de la R. A. de Bellas Artes de Córdoba», n° 56.
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External links
edit- Scholarly articles in English about Pedro Duque Cornejo both in web and PDF @ the Spanish Old Masters Gallery
- Pedro Duque Cornejo at el Paular
- Pedro Duque Cornejo y Roldán
- Guia Digital IAPH