Francisco Salzillo

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Francisco Salzillo
Portrait of Francisco Salzillo, John Albacete (1823–1883) (Royal Economic Society of Friends of the Country of Murcia).
Born	Francisco Salzillo y Alcaraz (1707-05-12)12 May 1707 Murcia, (Spain)
Died	2 March 1783(1783-03-02) (aged 75) Murcia, (Spain)
Nationality	Spanish
Known for	sculpture
Movement	baroque

Francisco Salzillo y Alcaraz (12 May 1707 – 2 March 1783^[1]) was a Spanish sculptor. He is the most representative Spanish image-maker of the 18th century and one of greatest of the Baroque.^{[citation needed]} 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.