Lot 751: Francisco Salzillo (Murcia, 1707-1783) Saint Jerome

Francisco Salzillo (Murcia, 1707-1783) Saint Jerome Sculpture in polychromed terracota. Outline or first version of St Jerome kept at the Cathedral Museum in Murcia, Signed and dated in 1755. Salzillo made clay outlines of his sculptures (in the Salzillo Museum in Murcia, there is a collection of more than 50 of these outlines) and it is also documented that, before contracting, the sculptor presented potter's clay models, sometimes polychromed, as "presentation outlines". Perfect versions. 42 cm high