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Also known as Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, Antoni Gaudi i Cornet, Antonio Gaudí, Gaudí, Gaudi, Antonio Gaudi, Antonio Gaudí i Cornet, Antoni Gaudí Cornet

Catalan architect (1852–1926)

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Antoni Gaudí was a Spanish architect, designer, and drafter associated with the Catalan modernism movement. Born in Reus, Riudoms, in 1852, he was educated at the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona and the Escola de la Llotja. He worked primarily in Barcelona and spoke both Catalan and Spanish. His notable works include La Pedrera, the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family, Bellesguard, and El Capricho.

Gaudí was a Roman Catholic who held the canonization status of Servant of God. He suffered from rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis. He died in 1926 from accidental death and is buried in the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family. His writings and quotes, such as "The straight line belongs to Man. The curved line belongs to God," have been recorded in sources like Wikiquote.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1852
Died
1926
Works
82

Top works

  • La estabilidad de construcción en el Templo de la Sagrada Familia
  • News release on the archive and research unit called "Amigos de Gaudi - U.S.A." at Columbia University
  • Anṭoni Gaʾudi (1852-1926)
  • Gaudi
  • Antoni Gaudí

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
London
Active from
1963-07-12
novo dub

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Quotes

  • Men may be divided into two types: men of words and men of action. The first speaks; the latter act. I am of the second group. I lack the means to express myself adequately. I would not be able to explain to anyone my artistic concepts. I have not yet concretised them. I never had time to reflect on them. My hours have been spent in my work.
  • The straight line belongs to Man. The curved line belongs to God.

via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA

Works in European collections

14 objects attributed to Antoni Gaudí, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (/ɡaʊˈdi/ gow-DEE, /ˈɡaʊdi/ GOW-dee; Catalan: [ənˈtɔni ɣəwˈði]; 25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect and designer from Spain, widely known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernisme. Gaudí's works have a sui generis style, with most located in Barcelona, including his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família church.

Gaudí's work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. He considered every detail of his creations and combined crafts such as ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging, and carpentry. He introduced new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as trencadís which used waste ceramic pieces.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Antoni Gaudí” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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