Nicolás Salzillo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolás Salzillo

Spanish sculptor

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1672

Place of Birth: Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Nicolás Salzillo (Santa Maria Capua Vetere, July 13, 1672 - Murcia, October 6, 1727) was an Italian sculptor who from 1699, aged 27, was active in Murcia, Spain.
He worked mostly in life-size painted wooden religious sculpture.
His son, Francisco Salzillo, was an even more prominent baroque wood sculptor.
He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Murcia.