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Sculpture of Antoni Gaudí by Joaquim Camps

Joaquim Camps · 2013

A bronze statue of Antoni Gaudí created by sculptor Joaquim Camps, commemorating the architect.

This later statue commemorates Gaudí, showing how he has been honored by later generations.

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Bronze statue of a standing man in a suit and tie, with a beard, holding a small object in his left hand, on a paved plaza beside a stone tree-trunk-like pillar and a building with shrubs. Engraved name plaque reading Gaudí on the pavement.
Joaquim Camps, statue of Antoni Gaudí. Photograph taken 2013.

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What it is

This is a bronze statue of Antoni Gaudí made by the sculptor Joaquim Camps. It shows Gaudí as a standing man in a suit with a beard, placed on a plaza beside a stone pillar shaped like a tree trunk. A photograph of the statue was taken in December 2013.

Why it matters

This statue is not from Gaudí's own time—it was made long after his death, as a way of honoring his legacy. It shows how later generations remembered and celebrated him as an important historical figure in Barcelona.

Look closer

  • Why might the sculptor Joaquim Camps have chosen to depict Gaudí in this particular pose and setting?
  • What does the tree-trunk-shaped pillar beside the statue suggest about the message the sculpture is meant to convey?
  • How might a statue create a different impression of a historical figure than a photograph does?

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