Rossend Nobas
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Rossend Nobas | |
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.jpg) Rossend Nobas i Ballbé (1891) | |
| Born | 1841 Barcelona |
| Died | 5 February 1891 Barcelona |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Style | Naturalism and Realism |
Rossend Nobas i Ballbé was a Catalan sculptor and goldsmith in the 19th century.[1] Working mainly in Barcelona, Nobas's work is to be found around the city in both museums and public areas.
Biography[edit]
Nobas was born in 1849.[1] His father was a tinsmith.[2] In working with his father, he was introduced to metallurgy techniques when he was quite young.[3] This training brought him into contact with the Maseria family, a connection he would maintain for his entire career.[2]
He studied under the brothers Agapit and Venanci Vallmitjana at the Escola de la Llotja.[1] This school was dedicated to teaching art.[3] There Nobas learned sculpture through studying great sculptors of the past.[2] He eventually entered the workshop of the Vallmitjana brothers.[3] After being with them and perfecting his technique, he created his own studio.[1] He trained Josep Gamot, Josep Reynés, and Manuel Fuxà, among many others.[3]
He exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1866.[2] In 1871, at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid, Nobas received a second-class medal for his work the Wounded Bullfighter.[4] His Bust of Cervantes gained an award at the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873.[2]
He died unexpectedly of pneumonia in 1891.[1]
Style[edit]
While Nobas also trained in oil painting and watercolors, as was part of the typical Art Education, he specialized in sculpture.[2] His work spans large, monumental pieces, to bust portraiture. Nobas followed the naturalism and realism schools.[2] In an era before photography, naturalistic art represented the subject realistically.[5] His work was characterized by his exceptional talent as a sculptor.[4] His rendering of fine details, like lace, is unparalleled.[6]
List of art works[edit]
| Date | Name of work | Location |
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| 1870 | Christ Crucified | |
| 1871 | Wounded Bullfighter | Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya |
| 1872 | Bust of Cervantes | |
| 1878 | Catalan Women | |
| 1879 | Bust of Marià Fortuny | |
| 1879 | Statue of general Josep Cabrinetty | plaça major de Puigcerdà |
| 1879 | Terracotta Busts of Cervantes, Milton, and Dante | |
| 1881 | Lions | Vestibule of Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya |
| 1882 | Bust of Aristotle | Universitat de Barcelona |
| 1882 | Saint Thomas | |
| 1883 | La Dolorosa | Pamplona |
| 1883 | Statue of Mercury | Casino Mercantil de Barcelona |
| 1884 | Portrait Bust of Elisa Masriera | Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya |
| 1885 | Quadriga de l'Aurora | Cascada del Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona |
| 1888 | Monument to Rafael Casanova i Comes | Ronda Sant Pere, Barcelona |
| 1888 | Joan Güell i Ferrer | Barcelona |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Rossend Nobas i Ballbé". Grand Catalan Encyclopedia. Grand Catalan Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Masriera Manovens, F. (1928). "Rossend Nobas : escultor vuitcentista (1849–1891)". D'ací i d'allà magazine mensual Barcelona : Editorial Catalana. Vol. 17, no. 128.
- ^ a b c d "Rossend Nobas escultor vuitcentista : 1849–1891". Catalunya revista d'informació i expansió catalana Buenos Aires. Vol. 59. 1935.
- ^ a b Roca y Roca, J. (February 8, 1891). "Nota necrològica". La Vanguardia.
- ^ "Nineteenth-Century French Realism | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "Rossend Nobas | Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya". museunacional.cat. November 12, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
Further reading[edit]
- DDAA. La col·lecció Raimon Casellas. Publicacions del MNAC/ Museo del Prado, 1992. ISBN 84-87317-21-9.
- DDAA, La Gran Enciclopèdia en català. Volum 14, (2004), Barcelona, Edicions 62. ISBN 84 297 5442 3
- SUBIRACHS i BURGAYA, Judit. L'Abadia de Montserrat. L'escultura del segle XIX a Catalunya: del romanticisme al realisme. Volum 146 de Biblioteca Abat Oliba, 1994. ISBN 8478265775.
External links[edit]
- Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
- Grand Catalan Encyclopedia
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