Francisco Salzillo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish artist
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Place of Birth: Murcia, Region of Murcia, Spain
About Francisco Salzillo
- Francisco Salzillo y Alcaraz (12 May 1707 – 2 March 1783) 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 (1936–1939) 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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