Pablo de Rojas

Altarpiece of the main chapel of the church of the monastery of San Jerónimo (Granada).

Pablo de Rojas (Alcalá la Real, 1549 - Granada, 1611) was a Spanish sculptor and imager. Biography

He was the son of the painter Pedro Raxis "el Viejo" (Cagliari, 1506 - Alcalá la Real, 1581), settled in Alcalá la Real. In 1579 he moved to Granada, receiving the magisterium of Rodrigo Moreno. He established his workshop in Santiago and had as his disciple Juan Martínez Montañés.

He participated along with other sculptors including Juan Bautista Vázquez, and Bernabé de Gaviria in the altarpiece of the Monastery of San Jerónimo in Granada. Among his works there are a large number of crucifixes among which we can point out that of the Major Seminary, the chapel of the Angústias in the Cathedral or the diocesan House of Catholic action all in Granada. Other notable works are the Christ tied to the column of the Church of San Matias, or the Christ of Favors. Notes

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