Antoni Maria Gallissà
Antoni Maria Gallissà i Soqué (* 1861 in Barcelona ; † 1903 in Barcelona) was a Catalan architect of Art Nouveau .
biography
In 1885 he graduated from the Escola d'Arquitectura de Barcelona with the grade very good . He tried harder than his colleagues to integrate Romanesque and Gothic elements into his designs. Gallissà's style was derived from that of his mentor Lluís Domènech i Montaner , but places greater emphasis on elements of Catalan history, especially the decorative elements.
In his first years as an architect, he mainly worked on the designs by Lluís Domènech i Montaner for the Castell dels Tres Dragons (now Barcelona Zoological Museum) and the Palau de la Música Catalana , as well as joint projects with other professors and students from the Escola d 'Arquitectura de Barcelona, such as Elies Rogent i Amat and Josep Maria Jujol i Gibert of importance. His works can be found in various places in Catalonia.
Like many Catalan artists at the turn of the century, Gallissà i Soque was involved in the Renaixença Catalana; he was co-author of the Bases de Manresa (1892) and served from 1897 until his death as president of the national conservative Unió Catalanista . As a summary of his political and artistic views, he presented the text En busca d'una arquitectura nacional ('In search of a national architecture').
At the height of his work, Gallissà i Soqué died in 1903 at the age of 42 of a congenital heart defect.
Works
Barcelona:
- Casa Llopis Bofill (Casa Manel Llopis), with sgraffiti by Josep Maria Jujol
- Casa Gallìssa i Soque
- Casa de la Riva
- Casa Sicart (demolished, on the facade of the shopping center that was built in its place there is a copy of the facade of the 2nd floor)
Cervelló :
- Rectory and Church of Sant Esteve
- Granja Garcia
- Can Casanovas
- Casa Pujol
- Casa Pascual (rectory)
- Casa Arús
- Panteón Casanovas-Terrats (tomb), sculptures by Eusebi Arnau
Papiol :
- Casa Gomis
- Casa Arús
Picture gallery
bibliography
- DDAA: El modernisme a l'entorn de l'arquitectura . Edicions L'isard, 2002, ISBN 84-89931-22-4 .
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gallissà, Antoni Maria |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gallissà i Soqué, Antoni Maria |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish architect of the Catalan Art Nouveau |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1861 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona |
DATE OF DEATH | 1903 |
Place of death | Barcelona |