Antoni Gaudí
(1852–1926) spansk arkitekt
Antoni Gaudí (Spain, 1852–1926) is listed in the catalogue as a designer. By year of birth, Antoni Gaudí belongs to the chapter ‘Arts and Crafts: William Morris and the handmade’ in this site’s history of art.
Antoni Gaudí was born in Reus and died in Barcelona. Antoni Gaudí trained at Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona and Escola de la Llotja. Antoni Gaudí worked in Barcelona. Wikidata associates Antoni Gaudí with Catalan modernism. Antoni Gaudí became a member of Centre Excursionista de Catalunya. Antoni Gaudí was awarded illustrious son. The students included Josep Francesc Ràfols i Fontanals, Joan Bergós i Massó, Cèsar Martinell i Brunet, and Isidre Puig Boada.
The best-known works include ‘Casa Milà’, ‘Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family’, ‘Bellesguard’, and ‘El Capricho’. The catalogue has 3 works by Antoni Gaudí with free images. The dated works span the years 1884–1916. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Hugo Borchardt, Walter Crane, Maria Sahlin, Louis Sullivan, and Carlo Bugatti.