Escola de Belles Arts de Barcelona

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Llotja of Barcelona, ​​first seat of the art academy

The Escola de Belles Arts de Barcelona ('Academy of Fine Arts of Barcelona'), popularly called Escola de la Llotja or simply La Llotja after the building that originally housed it , is the most important Catalan institution for professional artist training in Barcelona . From the 18th to the 20th century some of the most famous artists in Catalonia were trained here, including a. Damià Campeny , Marià Fortuny , Josep Tapiró , Ramon Martí i Alsina , Isidre Nonell , Joaquim Mir and Pablo Picasso .

The history of the art academy

The beginnings of the art academy lie in the Escola Gratuïta de Disseny (' Toll Free Academy for Design and Drafting '), which was later renamed Escola de Nobles Arts ('Academy of Noble Arts'). In 1775 the Chamber of Crafts, the Junta de Commerç , established the art academy in the building of the Llotja of Barcelona. In 1789 the art academy already had branches in Olot , Mallorca , Tàrrega , Girona , Saragossa and Jaca . From 1809 to 1814, during the French War, the school was directed by Josep Flaugier . Architecture was established in 1817 and ornamentation in 1834 to support the models and drawings of the textile industry. In 1850 the academy of arts was subordinated to the Acadèmia Provincial de Belles Arts . In 1851 Pau Milà i Fontanals and Claudi Lorenzale joined the academy as professors. This change in the teaching staff meant a change in the artistic direction of the academy, away from the neoclassical aesthetic, which was already perceived as decadent, to a Nazarene romanticism . In 1892 the art academy was attached to the university.

In 1900 all art academies of the Escola Provincial de Belles Arts were renamed Escoles d'Arts i Indústries . Application-oriented art was given more space. On the educational side, this meant an improvement in the training in the techniques. The anachronistic method of copying works has been replaced by three-dimensional modeling as an educational method. In 1901 the art academy was renamed Escola Superior d'Arts, Indústries i Belles Arts and in 1924 Escola d'Arts i Oficis Artístics i Belles Arts . The application-oriented art education is reflected in the name.

The division of the academy

In 1940 the school was divided into:

Escola de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi

The Escola de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi was initially housed in the “Borsí” building (small stock exchange, Casino Mercantil). In 1967 she was relocated to the university district. In 1977 the academy received the status of an official university for the arts.

Escola d'Arts i Oficis

The Escola d'Arts i Oficis was renamed to Escola d'Arts Aplicades i Oficis Artístics in 1963 . This institution, which specializes in teaching application-oriented art, remained in the “Borsí” building and is now often simply called La Llotja . In recent years it has been relocated to new premises in the Sant Gervasi de Cassoles district of Barcelona.

literature

• Article Escola de Belles Arts de Barcelona , in: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Volume 10, 2nd edition, 5th reprint 1992. Verlag Enciclopèdia Catalana, Barcelona 1987, ISBN 84-7739-004-5 , page 127 (in Catalan)
• Article Escola de Belles Arts de Barcelona , on: enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan)

Web links

Commons : Escola de la Llotja  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• History of the La Llotja School of Art and Drawing (Catalan)
• University of Barcelona, ​​Faculty of Fine Arts (in Catalan)

Remarks

1. ↑ in the narrower sense