Gaudí in 1900
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Gaudí in 1878
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Learning
about Gaudí
Initiation
Course to Antoni
Gaudí
INTRODUCTION TO THE
COURSE
The Gaudí & Barcelona Club promotes the realization of
an initiation course to the architecture of Gaudí that shall
be explained by the Art Historian Juan Morell Núñez.
The Course is composed
of twelve lessons, comprising all the aspects of the work of Gaudí
and the architect's personality.
Juan Bassegoda
Nonell
Ex-Curator of the Royal Gaudí Chair
Director of the course Learning about Gaudí
CONTENTS OF THE COURSE
1st
Lesson 1: Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (1852-1926) |
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His
birth: the polemics about his birthplace. His youth. The secondary
school. His university studies. |
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2nd
Lesson: The architecture of Gaudí |
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The
craftsmen and Gaudí - Gaudí the craftsman. His first
works. |
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3rd
Lesson: Eusebio Güell Bacigalupi: 40 years of friendship
(1878-1918) (I)
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His
life: Their fortuitous meeting, a decisive relationship for Gaudí.
The Finca Güell: the Verdaguerian symbolism, the Garden of
the Hesperides. A wild garden. The Güell Palace (1888). The
Capricho at Comillas. The Garraf Cellar (1892). |
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4th Lesson: Works for Eusebio Güell (II) |
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The
Colonia Güell Church (1898, 1908-1915). The hanging model,
a revolution in the architectural design.
The
Park Güell (1900): Another wild or natural garden. Introduction
to the site. Description. Its Iconography- A Delphic re-creation.
The Can Artigas Garden in the Pobla de Lillet: a humid replica
of the Park Güell in the Pyrenees (1905).
The
Clot del Moro Cottage in the Catllaràs mines
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5th Lesson: Other works in Barcelona: The dwellings (I) |
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The
Vicens House (1886). The Calvet House (1898-1899). Bellesguard
(1900). The Finca Miralles Gate and the "Crazy Gate" |
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6th
Lesson: The dwellings (II) |
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The
Batlló House (1904-1906). The Milà House (1906-1911),
A wholly modern building. |
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7th Lesson: The Sagrada Familia (1882-) |
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José
María Bocabella y Verdaguer. The spreading of the devotion
to Saint Joseph, the patriarch of the Universal Church. The catholic
workers movement. The Building Committee. The building of the
Temple: Villar (1882-1883) and Gaudí (1883-1926). Its description
and building history. The surpassing of gothic architecture. The
deep religious symbolism. The decorative sculpture. |
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8th
Lesson: Other religious works |
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The
Theresian College. Its symbolism. The Sacrament Chapel of Alella
(1883). The Sant Pacià parish church in Barcelona. The
first Glorious Mistery in the Monumental Rosary at Montserrat.
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9th Lesson: The Cathedral of Mallorca (1903-1914) |
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Pedro
Campins y Barceló, bishop of Palma (1899-1915). Historical-architectural
introduction to the cathedral. The liturgical restoration (1903-1914):
the project, execution and interruption of the works. A descriptión
of them: architecture, furniture, pictorical-ceramic decoration,
the ironwork and stained glass windows. |
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10th
Lesson: Works out of Catalonia |
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The
Episcopal Palace at Astorga (1886-1893). Juan Bautista Grau y
Vallespinós (1832-1893). The developing of the project
and the works. The death of the bishop and the resignation of
Gaudí. The finishing of the palace. The Botines House in
León (1892). |
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11th
Lesson: Projects that were never carried out |
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Projects
on behalf of the Barcelona municipality: The street lamps, The
Plaza Catalunya fountain, the public urinals. The reform of the
Salón de Ciento in the Town Hall of Barcelona. The Franciscan
Missions in Tangiers (1892). The Hotel Attraction in New York
(1908). The chapel at Rancagua (Chile, 1922). |
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12th
Lesson: The last years of Gaudí (1914-1926) |
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His accident and death (7-10 of June, 1926). The collaborators
of Gaudí: Berenguer (1866-1914), Jujol (1879-1949), Sugrañes
(1879-1938), Martinell (1888-1973), Ràfols 1889-1965),
Puig Boada (1891-1985), Bonet Garí (1893-1999), Bergós
(1894-1974). The gaudinism. The Polemic about the finishing of
the Sagrada Familia. The Beatificacion Process 1926-2002. |
The
course is composed of 12 lessons
A new lesson
shall be delivered monthly to the participants. You can choose the
language of lessons: english or spanish.
Opened inscription
Cost of the Course:
66
euros.
You can pay either connecting to the shop
, with your credit card, by means of a transfer, or cash by means
of postal order or by means of Western Union.
If you heve any doubt,
you can contact to Joan Morell
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