Juan de Salas
Juan de Salas was a Spanish Renaissance sculptor of the early sixteenth century. His father, with the same name and also a sculptor, was born in Mallorca and was a resident of Zaragoza. The first record of the artist is a contract dated 18 March 1515 for entry as an apprentice with the sculptor Damián Forment, to learn the trade of "ymaginería".
Juan de Salas
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- Born
- 1497
- Died
- 1538 · Valencia.
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Movements
- Renaissance
- Languages
- Spanish · Catalan
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Juan de Salas was a Spanish Renaissance sculptor of the early sixteenth century. His father, with the same name and also a sculptor, was born in Mallorca and was a resident of Zaragoza. The first record of the artist is a contract dated 18 March 1515 for entry as an apprentice with the sculptor Damián Forment, to learn the trade of "ymaginería".
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Born at Zaragoza in 1497, died in Valencia in 1538.
The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. Residence is recorded at Palma.
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- 1.Historia del Arte Espasa (2004) pág. 723
- 2.«El retablo mayor de la iglesia de Sta. María», El Patiaz (8 de agosto de 2011). Consultado el 29 de julio de 2025.
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