Luis Salvador Carmona
| Luis Salvador Carmona | |
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| Born |
1708 Nava del Rey, Spain |
| Died |
1767 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Movement | Baroque |
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.
Works
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), Clerecía, Salamanca
- Virgin and Child, Detroit Institute of Arts
Sources
- Garcia Gainza, María Concepción. El escultor Luis Salvador Carmona (1990) ISBN 84-87146-26-0
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