Statues - Hither & Thither

Spain

Barcelona
Barcelona

Passeig de Lluis Companys / Passeig de Pujades

Antoni Viladomat i Manalt

Barcelona 1678 - Barcelona 1755
Catalan painter
(Wikipedia)

Torquat Tassó
J. Comas y Hermanos (Barcelona)
1886

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

VILADOMAT

Signed: Tasso
j. comas y herm^s barcelona año 1887

Annotation

The bronze statues of Roger de Llúria, Antonio Viladomat and Pau Claris are the only surviving of eight representative figures of monuments dedicated to the history of Catalonia, most of which were fused to make the image of Our Lady of Mercy.
The statue was restored by Frederic Marés.

Sculptor

Torquat Tassó, Catalan sculptor.

Sources & Information

Pobles de Catalunya, Barcelonès.

Location N 41°23'19" E 2°10'58"

Item Code: escy062; Photograph: 6 September 2011
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