The Salying of Abencerrages is one of the works of Mariano Fortuny that can be seen in the MNAC modern art collection. This artist, who painted the Battle of Tetouan, the largest work exhibited in the museum, is famous above all for the detail of his paintings. According to the …
On June 6, 1443, the Consell de Cent of Barcelona (government of the city) agreed to hire the best painter in the city to carry out an altarpiece that decorated the Chapel of the House of the City. The artist chosen was the Valencian Lluís Dalmau, who lived in Barcelona …
One of the most impressive and perhaps less well-known collections of the MNAC of Barcelona is the 19th century section. Among the works we can find are some jewelry such as oil painting “La Siesta” (The Nap) painted in 1884 by Ramon Martí Alsina, a paradigm of Catalan realistic painting. …