Pedro de Mena

[1] In 1647, he married Catalina de Vitoria y Urquijo, with whom he had numerous descendants, five of whom entered religious orders.

After Alonso Cano's death in 1667, Pedro de Mena y Medrano became the top sculptor in the Iberian Peninsula, leading to higher prices for his work and a significant increase in commissions.

In the 1670s, Pedro also became involved in various business ventures, including selling slaves, real estate transactions, and silk trading.

Mena died in Málaga, city where he spent most of his life, and where he had a sculpture studio for thirty years until his death on 13 October 1688.

Mena and José Mora may be regarded as artistic descendants of Juan Martínez Montañés and Alonzo Cano, but in technical skill and the expression of religious motive his statues are unsurpassed in the sculpture of Spain.