Antonio Ortega

Now you can see a new lightning rod protruding from the middle of the domed roof of the Oval Room. It was created by the artist Antonio Ortega (Sant Celoni, 1968) in collaboration with Grup d’Estudi (former students of the Escola Massana).

At the end of this lightning rod, there is a reproduction of the hand of Christ in Majesty of Sant Climent de Taüll, a masterpiece of Romanesque art and the museum’s collection. The trimmings that decorate the Hand lightning rod have the shapes typical of traditional Catalan forging finishes. All this makes it stand out from the rest of the lightning rods that we can see crowning the four Churrigueresque-style towers of the Palau Nacional.

Due to the fact that it occupies the most hierarchical point of the Palace, the Hand lightning rod turns the museum into its pedestal.