National Museum of Art of Catalonia - Decorative Arts Collection Photos

The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (National Museum of Art of Catalonia) in the Palau Nacional on Montjuïc hill has an excellent collection decorative arts many dating from the Catalan Modernista (Art Nouveau) era.

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Palau Nacional built for 1929 Barcelona Universal Exposition now Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista fireplace from Casa Macià in Lleida by Lluís Domènech i Montaner at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista furniture from Casa Lleó Merera in Barcelona by Lluís Domènech i Montaner & Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista furniture from Casa Lleó Merera in Barcelona by Lluís Domènech i Montaner & Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Palau Nacional built for 1929 Barcelona Universal Exposition (on Montjuïc hill) now Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain. Architect: Eugenio Cendoya & Enric Catà under Pere Domènech i Roura. Modernista fireplace from Casa Macià in Lleida (c1907) by Lluís Domènech i Montaner at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista furniture from Casa Lleó Merera in Barcelona by Lluís Domènech i Montaner & Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista furniture from Casa Lleó Merera in Barcelona by Lluís Domènech i Montaner & Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista chair from Casa Lleó Merera in Barcelona by Lluís Domènech i Montaner & Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista iron gates from Casa Vicens in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista chair from Casa Calvet in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista double chair from Casa Batlló in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista chair from Casa Lleó Merera in Barcelona by Lluís Domènech i Montaner & Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista iron gates (c1883-5) from Casa Vicens in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista chair (c1900) from Casa Calvet in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista double chair (1904-6) from Casa Batlló in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista chair from Casa Batlló in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista pressed tile pavement with spirals from Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista prayer bench from Casa Güell chapel in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Collection of Modernista movement decorative arts by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista chair (1904-6) from Casa Batlló in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista pressed tile pavement with spirals (1904-6) from Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista prayer bench (1914) from Casa Güell chapel in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Collection of Modernista movement decorative arts (c1903-7) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista movement ceramic vase at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista hanging lamp by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista hanging lamp by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista hanging lamp by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista movement ceramic vase at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista hanging lamp (c1903-7) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista hanging lamp (c1903-7) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista hanging lamp (c1903-7) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista chair by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista marquetry panel with woman in forest by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista marquetry panel with woman in garden by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista bed by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista chair (c1891) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista marquetry panel with woman in forest (c1905) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista marquetry panel with woman in garden (c1905) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista bed (c1900-4) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista sofa & display case by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista sideboard from Casa Lleó Morera by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista ceramic mural of countryside picnic by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista ceramic mural of three women with fruit by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista sofa & display case (c1903) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista sideboard from Casa Lleó Morera (c1905) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista ceramic mural of countryside picnic (c1905-6) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista ceramic mural of three women with fruit (c1905-6) by Gaspar Homar at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista bench from Casa Amatller in Barcelona by Josep Puig i Cadafalch at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista sideboard from by Joaquim Gassó over tile floor by Lluís Domènech i Montaner at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista oratori chapel by Joan Busquets at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista oratori chapel altarpiece detail by Joan Busquets at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista bench (c1910) from Casa Amatller in Barcelona by Josep Puig i Cadafalch at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista sideboard from (c1900) by Joaquim Gassó over tile floor by Lluís Domènech i Montaner at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista oratori chapel (c1905) by Joan Busquets at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista oratori chapel altarpiece detail (c1905) by Joan Busquets at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista chair & sofa by Joan Busquets at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista terracotta plaque & bust of women by Lambert Escaler at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista broach of entwined birds by Manolo Hugué at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista pendant by Lluís Masriera at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista chair & sofa (1907) by Joan Busquets at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista terracotta plaque & bust of women (1903) by Lambert Escaler at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista broach of entwined birds (c1903-7) by Manolo Hugué at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Modernista pendant (c1902-16) by Lluís Masriera at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Easy chair at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Stained glass window by Francesc Labarta & statue of woman by Jaume Otero at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Medal showing Crystal Palace from Universal Exposition of London by John Ottley at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Medal showing Britannia & lion from Universal Exposition of London by Leonard Charles Wyon at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Easy chair (c1934) at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Stained glass window (1911) by Francesc Labarta & statue of woman (1926) by Jaume Otero at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Medal showing Crystal Palace from Universal Exposition of London (1851) by John Ottley at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Medal showing Britannia & lion from Universal Exposition of London (1862) by Leonard Charles Wyon at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Medal showing figure of victory from Universal Exposition of Paris by Jules-Clément Chaplain at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Medal souvenir of balloon over Paris from Universal Exposition of Paris by Charles Trotin at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Medal from Universal Exposition of Barcelona by Eusebi Arnau at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Medal from Universal Exposition of Barcelona by Eusebi Arnau at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Medal showing figure of victory from Universal Exposition of Paris (1878) by Jules-Clément Chaplain at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Medal souvenir of balloon over Paris from Universal Exposition of Paris (1878) by Charles Trotin at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Medal from Universal Exposition of Barcelona (1888) by Eusebi Arnau at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Medal from Universal Exposition of Barcelona (1888) by Eusebi Arnau at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
Medal from Universal Exposition of Barcelona by Eusebi Arnau at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.


Medal from Universal Exposition of Barcelona (1888) by Eusebi Arnau at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.



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