Jaume Busquets i Mollera (Girona, 1903 – Barcelona, 1968) was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the ''

noucentisme Noucentisme in Catalonia (, ''noucentista'' being its adjective) was a Catalan cultural movement of the early 20th century that originated largely as a reaction against Modernisme, both in art and ideology, and was, simultaneously, a perception ...

'' generation from

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. He was the youngest son of a family of four artist brothers from

Girona Girona (officially and in Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in 2020. Girona is the capital ...

, Spain. Busquets was a disciple of Antoni Gaudí. He designed and sculpted the

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ensemble on the Nativity façade of Gaudí's

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. Busquets also designed and sculpted the statue of the Blessed Virgin with Child on the façade of the

Girona Cathedral Girona Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona (in Catalan: ''Catedral de Santa Maria de Girona'' or simply ''Catedral de Girona''), is a Roman Catholic church located in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the seat of the R ...

Career

A precocious boy, Busquets went to work, at the age of fifteen, in the Barcelona studio of Darius Vilas. In his final years, Busquets devoted his energies exclusively to sculpture, producing his masterworks, the ''Jesus, Maria i Josep'' ensemble (1958) that forms the centerpiece of Gaudi's Nativity Façade and the ''Mare de Deu'' statue (1962) that adorns the façade of the Girona Cathedral.Ajuntament de Girona, ''Els Germans Busquets'' 1917-1941, pp.17-19

References

Sources

*Ajuntament de Girona, ''Els Germans Busquets 1917-1941'', Girona, 1996. *Ajuntament de Girona
biographical page
(Catalan) *Busquets, Joan, ''L'art que expressa la fe'', Girona, 1997. *Cathedral de Giron
Official website
(English avail.)

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* 1903 births 1968 deaths Architects from Catalonia Catholic painters People from Girona Catholic sculptors Spanish Roman Catholics Modernisme architects 20th-century Spanish architects {{Catalonia-artist-stub