Taller de Arte Religioso Salmerón S.L.
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ADDRESS:
Polígono Industrial El Llano C/ Croacia 81 CP 13630 Socuéllamos
ACTIVITY
Taller de Arte Salmerón S.L. was founded in 1970 by Luis Salmerón, a master craftsman in every phase of the manufacture of artefacts, proficient at the various techniques involved (sculpture, carving, gilding, polychromy, etc.). His sons Luis David, who has run the firm for over… 25 years, and Óscar, its sculptor and artistic director, have continued the family workshop which over more than 45 years has progressively incorporated apprentices and master artisans in various disciplines.
Today the workforce is made up of restorers, sculptors, gilders, stuccoists, carpenters, carvers, goldsmiths and painters, backed by years of experience.
The work done in this woodshop ranges from the manufacture of image carriers and floats to the building of complete altarpieces, church fittings of all kinds (pews, confessionals, vestry chests, choir stalls or kneelers) or display cabinets for church museums. They also produce wooden sculptures and gold accessories.
Another of the workshop’s busiest sections is restoration – of imagery, altarpieces, image carriers, etc., as all necessary technical and human resources are on hand for restoring and conserving catalogued artworks.
TRAINING
The firm’s founder, Luis Salmerón, learnt his craft first as an apprentice in Santiago Lara’s now-defunct Nuestra Señora de la Asunción workshop in Socuéllamos.
His sons, Luis David and Óscar, studied fine arts, specialising in restoration and sculpture respectively.
TEACHING
They have made an agreement with the Valencia Polytechnic University for graduate placements in the fields of restoration and conservation.
SELECTED WORK
– Restoration of the image carrier for the Christ of Medinaceli in Madrid
– Manufacture of choir stalls and other items for the Cathedral of Panama City
– Manufacture of furnishings for the Church of Saint Alphonsus in Singapore
– Manufacture of an altar for the Chapel… of Limpias in Cantabria
– Altar and confessional for the Church of Los Pasos Perdidos de Santiago in Murcia
– Altarpiece of Jesus Stripped of his Garments for the Church of San Fulgencio in Pozoestrecho (Murcia province)
– Altarpiece replicating a 17th-century one that disappeared during the Spanish civil war for the Monastery of Santa Clara in Lorca (Murcia province)
– Restoration and remodelling of an altarpiece of Christ Crucified in the Church of San Juan Evangelista in Cabezarados (Ciudad Real province)
– Wall coverings in the presbytery and side chapels and cleaning and restoration of images for the Church of San José in Puertollano (Ciudad Real province)
– Vatican-model confessional (3 metres long) for the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Benimodo (Valencia province)
– Tabernacle altarpiece and crucifix for the Chapel of Christ Crucified in the Church of San Amador in Martos (Jaén province)
– Baroque-style altar for the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación in Marbella (Málaga province)
– Restoration of a wooden Baroque image carrier and making of a new embossed metal one for the Confraternity of Christ Condemned in Cortegana (Huelva province)
– Carved wooden and gilded carriers for the images of Saint Sebastian in Ricote (Murcia province) and Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cañete (Cuenca province)
– Full restoration of the altarpiece of Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Chapel of La Virgen de la Piedad in Almorox (Toledo province)
– Manufacture of an altarpiece of Saint Joseph for the Church of San Lorenzo in Alberic (Valencia province)
– Main altarpiece for Our Lady of the Rosary in the Church of La Virgen del Rosario in La Alberca (Murcia province)
– Altarpiece for Our Lady of Solitude in the Church of Santiago Apóstol in Barajas (Madrid province)
– Making of drawers and a chest and restoration of the rest of the sacristy of the Church of San Antón in El Toboso (Toledo province)
– All sacristy furnishings and choir stalls for the Church of San Roque in Villarreal in (Castellón province)
– Two altarpieces and all sacristy furnishings for the Church of Santa María in Uclés (Cuenca province)
– Main altarpiece and a 15-seat choir stall for the Church of San Pedro Apóstol in Barajas (Madrid province)
