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Josep Salvadó makes a bronze sculpture of Sant Jordi, the archetype of heroism and idealized love. He is the hero or knight who kills the dragon and saves the princess, a legacy of the Iranian Sarmatians, creators of the armed knights of medieval Europe. Roman heritage, the rise of Germanic warriors who had joined the […]
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The little girl is the portrait of a girl, which has an equivalent in the extraordinary portrait “The little girl and the good companion”, from 1891, owned by the Museum of Montserrat which came from the Josep Sala i Ardiz collection. The composition in this oil painting on a very special support, a ceramic plate, […]
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Sergi Mas formulates in this work a summary proposal of the Marratxa dance. In a close-up, the dancer offers an “almorraxa”, a kind of glass pitcher containing water and perfume, to the dancer. The characters wear traditional clothes such as the top hat with Andorran ribbon, the Vigatanese espadrilles or the lace mantle. The girl […]
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