Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó
Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó | |
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Born | 1812 (1812) Vic |
Died | 1867 (aged 54–55) Barcelona |
Other names | Francisco Daniel Molina |
Education | Escola de la Llotja, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando |
Occupation | Architect |
Notable work | Royal Square (Barcelona) |
Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó (Vic, 1812–Barcelona, 5 July 1867) was a Spanish architect.[1]
Biography
He was born in the city of Vic, Barcelona Province, in 1812. He completed his early studies at Escola de la Llotja,[note 1] an art and design school in Barcelona.[2] In 1843, he graduated from the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando[note 2] in Madrid.[3][4] And then, in 1850, he was elected fellow of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi.[note 3][5]
In 1851, he designed the Plaça del Duc de Medinaceli[note 4] square in Barcelona.[6] The following year, he built the Santuari de la Mare de Déu de la Misericòrdia [ca][note 5] church in the municipality of Canet de Mar.[7]
Furthermore, in 1852, he was commissioned to design a monument to the memory of Minister of War Francisco Bernaldo de Quirós [es], Marquis of Campo Sagrado [es]. The monument was completed in 1856 and it is known as the Font del Geni Català [ca],[note 6] a historic fountain built in the neoclassical style and located in the Pla de Palau [es][note 7] square in Barcelona.[1][8]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/06_Font_del_Geni_Catal%C3%A0.jpg/220px-06_Font_del_Geni_Catal%C3%A0.jpg)
But Molina's most important project was that of the Royal Square in Barcelona (1848–1859). It is considered the traditional Spanish main square, with its Elizabethan-style façades and arcaded ground floor, in the same style as the façade of the Teatre Principal,[note 8] after his restoration following a fire in 1845.[1][8]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Barcellona_Pla%C3%A7a_Reial.jpg/201px-Barcellona_Pla%C3%A7a_Reial.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/016_Teatre_Principal_%28Barcelona%29.jpg/201px-016_Teatre_Principal_%28Barcelona%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Barcelona_%28Pla%C3%A7a_de_Sant_Jaume%29_City_Hall._Neoclassical_facade._1831-1847._Josep_Mas%2C_architect_%2827664512650%29_edited.jpg/227px-Barcelona_%28Pla%C3%A7a_de_Sant_Jaume%29_City_Hall._Neoclassical_facade._1831-1847._Josep_Mas%2C_architect_%2827664512650%29_edited.jpg)
He served as the council architect of Barcelona in 1855,[3] succeeding Josep Mas i Vila [ca]. He worked on the coat of arms on the pediment of the neo-Gothic façade of Barcelona City Hall, as well as the Saló de la Reina Regent,[note 9][note 10][9] which was finished in 1860. In 1865, influenced by The Cerdá Plan for Barcelona, he drafted an urban renewal plan for Sabadell, but it fell through.[10]
Notes
- ^ English: Llotja School
- ^ English: Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
- ^ English: Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Saint George
- ^ English: Duke of Medinaceli Square
- ^ English: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy
- ^ English: Fountain of the Catalan Spirit
- ^ English: Palace Square
- ^ English: Main Theater
- ^ English: Hall of the Queen Regent
- ^ In September 2016, the name was changed to Carles Pi i Sunyer Hall, in honor of Carles Pi i Sunyer [es], who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Economy in 1933, under the administration of Diego Martínez Barrio.
References
- ^ a b c "Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (in Catalan). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Antigüedad del Castillo-Olivares, Nieto Alcaide & Martínez Pino 2015, p. 93.
- ^ a b García Melero 2002, p. 90.
- ^ Carrera Pujal 1957, p. 139.
- ^ Gras & Freixa 2016.
- ^ Balaguer 1888, pp. 472–473.
- ^ Alcalde Vilà 2011, pp. 23–26.
- ^ a b "Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "El salón de plenos de Barcelona cambia el nombre de Reina Regent a Carles Pi i Sunyer". Europa Press (in Spanish). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ de Solà-Morales i Rubió 1997, p. 131.
Bibliography
- Alcalde Vilà, Sergi (2011). "El projecte inicial del Santuari de la Misericòrdia de Francesc Daniel Molina" (PDF). El Sot de l'Aubó (in Catalan). No. 36. Canet de Mar, Spain: Centre d'Estudis Canetencs. ISSN 2014-5969.
- Antigüedad del Castillo-Olivares, María Dolores; Nieto Alcaide, Víctor; Martínez Pino, Joaquín (2015). El siglo XIX: la mirada al pasado y la modernidad (in Spanish). Spain: Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces. ISBN 978-84-9961-195-2.
- Balaguer, Víctor (1888). Las calles de Barcelona en 1865: (complemento de la historia de Cataluña) (in Spanish). Madrid.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Carrera Pujal, Jaime (1957). La escuela de nobles artes de Barcelona (1775-1901) (in Spanish). Barcelona: Bosch.
- de Solà-Morales i Rubió, Manuel (1997). "Ensanches". Las formas de crecimiento urbano (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain: Edicions UPC. ISBN 9788483011973.
- García Melero, José Enrique (2002). Literatura española sobre artes plásticas (in Spanish). Spain: Ediciones Encuentro. ISBN 978-84-7490-649-3.
- Gras, Irene; Freixa, Mireia (2016). Acadèmia I Art. Dinàmiques, transferències i significació a l'època moderna i contemporània (in Catalan). Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona. ISBN 9788447540037.