Luis Salvador Carmona

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Nationality Spanish Name Luis Carmona Period Baroque		Movement Baroque Died 1767, Madrid, Spain Known for Sculpture

Born 1708 Nava del Rey, Spain

Luis salvador carmona escultor

Luis Salvador Carmona (Nava del Rey, 1708 – Madrid, 1767) was a spanish sculptor of the late baroque period.

He studied in Madrid with Juan Alonso Villabrille y Ron.

His first works were some sculptures in stone for temples of Madrid (St. Sebastian Church, Hospice of Saint Ferdinand).

For the Court it realized five kings' statues for the Royal Palace of Madrid (Ramiro I, John V of Portugal, Philip IV …).

Much of his work consisted of religious works:

Sculptures of the retable (1743-1747), Parish church, Segura

Divina Pastora (1747), Convent of Capuchins, Nava del Rey

Christ (1756), Convent of Capuchins, Nava del Rey

Pieta (1760), New Cathedral, Salamanca

Crucifix, National Museum of Sculpture, Valladolid

Flagellated Christ (1760), Clerecia, Salamanca

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