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La princesa sàvia. Les pintures de santa Caterina de la Seu d'Urgell
The exceptional reuniting of a group of dispersed mural paintings from the middle of the 13th century, which once decorated one of the chapels in the cathedral of La Seu dUrgell, has allowed various specialists to gain in-depth knowledge of the work in all its complexity: the introduction of...
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Still Lifes. From Sánchez Cotán to Goya. Based on the Naseiro Collection acquired for El Prado
Catalogue published for the exhibition of the same name that can be seen at the MNAC from March 27th to June 24th 2007. To mark the acquisition of the Naseiro Collection for the Museo del Prado, the Madrid museum has wished to exhibit this recently incorporated collection at the Museu Nacional...
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Gaspar Homar. Moblista i dissenyador del modernisme
The occasion for the publication of this catalogue was the exhibition bringing together some one hundred thirty works, including drawings, mosaics, marquetry, and furniture, by Gaspar Homar, a leader of the modernistes' revaluation of the decorative arts. The book begins with an introduction to...
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La moneda falsa, de l'antiguitat a l'euro
Catalogue of the exhibition that proposes to take a look at the history of counterfeit coinage in the territories associated politically with Catalonia. The show begins with the first forgeries detected in the Greek city of Emporion and ends with the present-day forgeries of euros and payment...
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Isidre Nonell 1872-1911
Isidre Nonell (1972-1911). This catalogue brings the reader closer to one of the great masters of Catalan painting, Isidre Nonell (1872-1911), through a selection of his paintings and drawings. Studies by a number of experts allow one to go deeper into the pictorial language of this artist,...
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La pintura modernista del Cercle del Liceu
Modernista Painting -- The Cercle del Liceu Collection. The fire that destroyed the Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house in 1994 did not damage the magnificent painting collection belonging to the Liceu Circle, housed within the same building. After the fire, the Circle decided to put the...
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El Tresor de Sant Pere de Rodes. Moneda, comerç i art a l'inici de segle XVI
The Treasure of Sant Pere de Rodes. Coins, Commerce and Art in the Early 16th Century. Catalogue-guide which, together with its sister volume Sant Pere de Rodes' Hidden Treasure Trove: Gold and Silver Coins of the Early 16th Century, constitutes a study in depth of the 658 gold and silver coins...
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Clarà dibuixos
Clarà, drawings. This catalogue's publication is owed to the exhibition at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya of some hundred drawings by Josep Clarà which, together with that entitled Clarà, sculptor, brought viewers close to the work of this artist. The publication opens with a synthesis...
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Museus d'Art de Barcelona. Antecedents, gènesi i desenvolupament fins l'any 1915
This volume presents research on the antecedents, the genesis and the development of Barcelona's art museums up to the year 1915, which was when the Museum of Ancient and Modern Fine Arts was established in the halls adjoining the former arsenal in the Ciutadella. All of the parameters that go...
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El carrer. Joan Colom a la Sala Aixelà, 1961
In 1961, Joan Colom, a leader in the 'New Avant-Garde' (nova avantguarda) photography movement along with Català-Roca, Miserachs and Maspons, put on show at the Sala Aixelà in Barcelona a series of photos taken between 1958 and 1960 in the 'Barri Xino' using hidden camera techniques. The MNAC...
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