Eusebi Arnau. 5th International Exhibition of Art of Barcelona, 1907

At a glance: what will you see?
Apse of Àneu, 1090-1120
Central apse of Sant Climent de Taüll, around 1123
Majestat Batlló, middle of the 12th century
The ciborium of the Cerdanya, around 1195-1200
Frontal of Avià, around 1200
Master of the Conquest of Mallorca. Mural paintings of the Conquest of Mallorca, 1285-1290
Anonymous Castile. Pleurants circa 1295
Pere Serra, Mare de Déu dels Àngels i Sants (The Virgin of the Angels and Saints), around 1385
Lluís Dalmau. The Virgin of the Consellers, 1443-1445
Jaume Huguet. Consecration of Saint Augustine, around 1466-1575
Giovanni da Fiesole, called «Fra Angelico». Madonna of Humility, around 1433-1435
Ayne Bru. Saint Candidus, 1502-1507
Lucas Cranach. The ill-matched couple , 1517
Diego Velázquez. Saint Paul circa 1619
Francisco de Zurbarán. Still life with bowl of quinces, 1633-1664
Marià Fortuny. The Spanish wedding, 1870
Ramon Casas and Pere Romeu in an automobile
Antoni Gaudí. Two-seat sofa, around 1904-1906
Josep Llimona. Grief, 1907
Josep de Togores. Printània, 1922
Josep Masana. Untitled, 1934
Joan Vilatobà. Where in heaven will I find you?, undated
Josep Badosa, Glorious Republican Aviation that has acted so brilliantly on all the fronts, undated
Joan Colom. From the series 5th District, 1960
Toni Catany. Still life #136, 1987
Marià Fortuny. Il contino, 1861
Ramon Casas. Portrait of Pablo Picasso, around 1900
Isidre Nonell. Snow-covered landscape, 1896-1897
Salvador Dalí. Portrait of the artist's father and sister, 1925
Juli González. Montserrat Frightened, 1940
Drachma of Rhode, first third of the 3rd century BC
Episcopal coins of Vic, second half of the 11th century
Treasure Sant Pere de Rodes
Eusebi Arnau. 5th International Exhibition of Art of Barcelona, 1907
10 peseta note from the Generalitat de Catalunya, 1936
Eusebi Arnau
 

Eusebi Arnau. 5th International Exhibition of Art of Barcelona, 1907

 

Eusebi Arnau. 5th International Exhibition of Art of Barcelona, 1907

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The Catalan medal underwent an authentic emergence during modernism.  The most important creator from the period, both in terms of the quantity and quality of his production, was Eusebi Arnau. The consecration of Arnau as a medal producer took place in the Universal Exposition of Barcelona of 1888 for which he made two official medals.

The City Council of Barcelona commissioned, among other works, the piece we are commenting.   It is dedicated to the 5th International Exhibition of Art of Barcelona held in 1907.  Of this medal it is worth highlighting the upper side, with the bust of the profile of a youth, with loose hair and a crown on the head, which is outlined on a background which suggests the coat of arms of Barcelona.  The allegory of the city, the Nordic medieval airs, as well as the taste of modernist aesthetics, is based on a sculpture of his from 1897 with the same theme.    

 

 

V International Exhibition of Art of Barcelona, Eusebi Arnau, 1907