Technic: Oil on canvas

Gypsy woman sitting

Nonell painted figures of gypsies until 1907. With a sober, introspective and respectful look, he portrayed an old woman resting; the model was known as Grandma, of gypsy ethnicity. Reluctant to modernist aesthetics, his models were few and far between: Consol, the gypsy who provided him with his “grandmother”, represented in this work, his cousin […]

Landscape

Modest Urgell was a disciple of Ramon Martí Alsina in Llotja and after the death of Lluís Rigalt, he was appointed professor of landscape at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. An inspiring teacher of other artists and an admired painter, he became a successful artist at a time when the showcase of art […]

Sant Ignasi escrivint a la Santa Cova de Manresa amb Montserrat al fons (Saint Ignatius writing in the Holy Cave of Manresa with Montserrat in the background).

The collection of works by Antoni Viladomat comprises three landscape paintings of a series of saints: Santa Maria Magdalena penitent (Penitent Saint Mary Magdalene), Santa Maria Egipcíaca al desert (Saint Mary of Egypt in the Desert) and Sant Ignasi escrivint a la Santa Cova de Manresa amb Montserrat al fons (Saint Ignatius writing in the […]

Saint Severus giving alms

Committed to learning at his studio, Antoni Viladomat anticipates the modernities of illustration on the usefulness of the arts for the trades, when he decides to teach drawing and art education within a traditional context. He was a remarkable draughtsman, and he is one of the few artists of the modern period in Catalonia to […]

Saint Joseph and the Christ Child

A Baroque painter, his religious work remains rooted in the context of the traditional Baroque style, characterised by a sensual, theatrical, emphatic aesthetic and warm colours. Realistic language, charged with emotion and religiousness. Citing the book and catalogue by Dr Francesc Milalpeix i Vilamala, Antoni Viladomat i Manalt 1678-1755 – Vida i obra, “this is […]

The Last Supper

A depiction of the Holy Supper around a table with Jesus Christ and his apostles, at the time of the celebration of the Eucharist, with no added elements or landscape to distract from the scene. The most distinctive feature of this work is the apostle Judas’s pose looking towards the viewer. This painting clearly refers […]

Miracle de la vara florida de Sant Josep (The Miracle of the Flowering Rod of Saint Joseph).

This painting, which is quite well preserved, initially formed part of a series of 6 works, which were sold separately in the early 20th century. Miracle de la vara florida de Sant Josep (Miracle of the Flowering Rod of Saint Joseph) belongs to a series of work called Història de Sant Josep (History of Saint […]

Adoration of the shepherds

Prolific painter of the 18th century, his father was a gilder of religious altarpieces. He worked with an active workshop in Barcelona, at the service of the church, religious orders and many monastic commissions, as well as the new affluent social class after the War of Succession. The war marked a before and after in […]

Dama con guante blanco [Lady with white glove]

The 1930s marked a milestone in the artistic career of Pere Pruna. He obtained international recognition and success on winning second place in the Carnegie Prize in 1928. He was a friend of Diaghilev -who commissioned him to make decorations and figurines for his ballets-, Jean Cocteau, Eric Satie and Stravinsky. He acquired clients of […]

Woman and her toilette