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Also Known As Francisco Salsillo • Francisco Salcillo • Francisco Salzillo y Alcaraz • Francisco Zarcillo
Born May 1707 • Murcia • Spain
Died March 2, 1783 (aged 75) • Murcia • Spain

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The Last Supper, polychrome wood sculpture by Francisco Salzillo, c. 1780; in the Salzillo Museum, Murcia, Spain.
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