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Abstract This article deals with the disappearance, replacement or transformation of particular neoclassical altarpieces in Seville, city and province, during the twentieth century. It also gives the reasons behind these changes. They are almost always due to liturgical adaptations, the ups and downs of fashion and the individual tastes of those promoting or commissioning particular works of art. Our aim is to highlight the more important cases to date and, as a result, to argue for the conservation and protection of these architectural wooden works of art; they are normally located in the interior of churches and shrines and are furnishings which form part and parcel of the rich cultural patrimony and identity of our geographical landscape.

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