Francisco Gutiérrez Arribas (1727, San Vicente de Arevalo - 1782,

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) was a Spanish sculptor.

Life and works

His youthful works were all of a religious nature; primarily images of saints, but they were very derivative.''Le Muse'', De Agostini, Novara, 1965, vol. 5 p.454 In 1741, he moved to Madrid, and had the opportunity to improve his skills in the workshops of

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. He developed his personal style by attending the

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in Rome, where he was exposed to

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and monumental sculptures. After returning to Madrid in 1761, he focused on creating secular works; notably a statue of

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for a fountain in the

Plaza de Cibeles The Plaza de Cibeles is a square with a neo-classical complex of marble sculptures with fountains that has become a symbol for the city of Madrid. It sits at the intersection of Calle de Alcalá (running from east to west), Paseo de Recoletos (t ...

, numerous figures in the

Puerta de San Vicente The Puerta de San Vicente is a monumental gate located in the Glorieta de San Vicente in Madrid (Spain). Since 1995, it has occupied the space where the original door, designed by architect Francesco Sabatini, was located between 1775 and 1892. ...

and

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and, in the last work, a shield bearing the coat-of-arms of the Borbons. Among his other projects, he participated in creating the mortuary for King Ferdinand VI and provided allegorical figures depicting "Abundance", "Justice" and "Time" for the church of the

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, as well as some decorative

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.Francisco Gutiérrez Arribas
@ Foroxerbar He became a Professor at the

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and a court sculptor. In 1765, he was named Director of the Academia when his mentor, Carmona, was forced to resign.

Other selected works

* "Glory of the Angels" at the church of

San Antonio de los Alemanes Saint Anthony of the Germans ( es, San Antonio de los Alemanes) is a Baroque, Roman Catholic church located at the corner of Calle de la Puebla and Corredera Baja de San Pablo Madrid, Spain. It is noted for its baroque interior decoration. It ...

* The sepulcher of Saint Peter of Alcántara in

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* "Pietà" in

Tarazona Cathedral Tarazona Cathedral (Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Huerta de Tarazona, originally ''Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Hidria'' or ''Nuestra Señora de la Huerta o de la Vega'') is a Roman Catholic church located in Tarazona, Zaragoza province, i ...

* "

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and Saint Peter of Alcántara" in the

Burgo de Osma Cathedral The Cathedral of Burgo de Osma is a Roman Catholic church located in El Burgo de Osma, central Spain. It is in the Gothic architectural style, and was constructed on an area previously occupied by a Romanesque church. It is one of the best prese ...

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