Juan Pascual de Mena

He began his studies there and soon made contact with the foreign sculptors, mostly French, who worked at decorating the Royal buildings, and was exposed to new styles originating in Italy, transmitted by Spaniards studying in Rome; notably Felipe de Castro.

He participated in planning the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and, in 1752, when it opened, he was appointed a Lieutenant-Director, becoming the Director of Sculpture in 1762.

His most notable sculpture in marble is the Fountain of Neptune, from a design by Ventura Rodríguez.

As one of his last works, he participated in decorating the altar at Toledo Cathedral, but there has been some difficulty distinguishing his contributions from those of the other artists involved.

Many of his works have been incorrectly attributed to his contemporary, Luis Salvador Carmona; a problem complicated by the fact that few of them are dated.