Francisco Salzillo
Deceased Person
1707 – 1783
Who was Francisco Salzillo?
Francisco Salzillo y Alcaraz was a Spanish sculptor. He is the most representative Spanish image-maker of the 18th century and one of greatest of the Baroque. Francisco Salzillo worked exclusively on religious themes, and almost always in polychromed wood. He made hundreds of pieces that are distributed throughout the Region of Murcia and some in bordering provinces. The Spanish Civil War caused the destruction of many of the works of Salzillo. Some of his masterpieces include his nonprocessional religious work, his processional work, and his great Nativity scene.
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- Born
- May 21, 1707
Murcia - Nationality
- Spain
- Lived in
- Murcia
- Died
- Mar 2, 1783
Spain
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on July 23, 2013
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