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Crucifix of Batlló Majesty
This splendid, mid-12th-century wooden carving
(right)
depicts Christ on the cross with open eyes
and no signs of suffering, as he has defeated death.
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The Madonna of
the Councillors
Commissioned by the city
council in 1443, this work
(left)
by Lluis Dalmau is rich
in political symbolism. It
reveals the head council-
lors, supported by saints
and martyrs, kneeling be-
fore an enthroned Virgin.
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Cambó Bequest
Catalan politician Fran-
scesc Cambó (1876-1974)
bequeathed his enormous
art collection to Catalunya;
two large galleries contain
artworks from the 16th to
early 19th centuries, includ-
ing Titian's
Girl Before A
Mirror
(c. 1515).
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Thyssen-Bornemisza
Collection
A small but fine selection of
Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza's
vast collection. Among the
magnificent paintings are Fra
Angelico's sublime
Madonna
of Humility
(1433-5) and a
charmingly domestic
Madonna
and Child
(c.1618) by Rubens.
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Toilets
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Café
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Ramon Casas and
Pere Romeu on a
Tandem
This painting
(above)
de-
picts the painter Casas
and his friend Romeu, with
whom he began the bohe-
mian tavern Els Quatre
Gats
(see pp44-5)
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Toilets
Book Shop
Gift shop
Cloakroom
Ticket office
Stairs down
to temporary
exhibitions
Main
Entrance
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Confidant from
the Batlló House
Among the fine
Moderni-
sta
furnishings are some
exquisite pieces by Antoni
Gaudí, including this un-
dulating wooden chair
(left)
designed for confi-
dences between friends.
Toilets
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Ground
Floor
Gallery Guide
The Cambó Bequest
and the Thyssen-
Bornemisza Collections
are on the main floor.
On the first floor are the
Modern art galleries,
along with the
photography and
numismatics collections.
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Woman with Hat
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Numismatics
and Fur Collar
Picasso's extraordinary
depiction of his lover
Maria-Thèrèse Walter
shows him moving be-
yond Cubism and Surreal-
ism into a new personal
language, which would
become known simply
as the “Picasso style .
The public numismatic
collection dates back to
the 6th century BC and
features medals, coins
(including those from the
Greek colony of Empuries,
which had its own mint
from the 5th century
BC), paper money and
15th-century Italian bills.
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For information on the Font Màgica, located at the bottom
of the steps that lead up to the Palau Nacional,
See p89
