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1864 Barcelona, Spain - 1934 Barcelona, Spain. Known for: Modernist sculpture, female nudes, public monuments, funerary imagery.
Josep Llimona was a Catalan sculptor who was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1864. He trained at the Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona and obtained a scholarship to go to Rome in 1880, where he was... Read full biography
Josep Llimona was a Catalan sculptor who was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1864. He trained at the Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona and obtained a scholarship to go to Rome in 1880, where he was influenced by Florentine Renaissance sculpture. He won prizes and gained a great reputation with the works... Read full biography
Josep Llimona was a Catalan sculptor who was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1864. He trained at the Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona and obtained a scholarship to go to Rome in 1880, where he was influenced by Florentine Renaissance sculpture. He won prizes and gained a great reputation with the works he sent from Italy. He founded the Círculo Artístico de Sant Lluc with his brother Joan, and his style drifted towards full modernism by the mid-1990s. He received the prize of honour at the... Read full biography
Josep Llimona was a Catalan sculptor who was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1864. He trained at the Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona and obtained a scholarship to go to Rome in 1880, where he was influenced by Florentine Renaissance sculpture. He won prizes and gained a great reputation with the works he sent from Italy. He founded the Círculo Artístico de Sant Lluc with his brother Joan, and his style drifted towards full modernism by the mid-1990s. He received the prize of honour at the International Exhibition of Fine Arts held in 1907 in Barcelona. From 1900 onwards he concentrated on his famous female nudes, and in 1914 he created, in collaboration with Gaudí, his impressive "Risen Christ". His artistic genius also manifested itself in... Read full biography
Josep Llimona was a Catalan sculptor who was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1864. He trained at the Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona and obtained a scholarship to go to Rome in 1880, where he was influenced by Florentine Renaissance sculpture. He won prizes and gained a great reputation with the works he sent from Italy. He founded the Círculo Artístico de Sant Lluc with his brother Joan, and his style drifted towards full modernism by the mid-1990s. He received the prize of honour at the International Exhibition of Fine Arts held in 1907 in Barcelona. From 1900 onwards he concentrated on his famous female nudes, and in 1914 he created, in collaboration with Gaudí, his impressive "Risen Christ". His artistic genius also manifested itself in large public monuments such as the equestrian statue of Saint George in Montjuic Park in Barcelona, as well as in works of funerary imagery... Read full biography
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Josep Llimona was a Catalan sculptor who was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1864. He trained at the Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona and obtained a scholarship to go to Rome in 1880, where he was influenced by Florentine Renaissance sculpture. He won prizes and gained a great reputation with the works he sent from Italy. He founded the Círculo Artístico de Sant Lluc with his brother Joan, and his style drifted towards full modernism by the mid-1990s.
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