Llorenç Matamala I Piñol

Llorenç Matamala i Piñol (1856–1925) was a Spanish Catalan sculptor. Matamala was born at

Vila de Gràcia Vila de Gràcia (), also known as ''Gràcia'', is a neighborhood in the ''Gràcia'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , natio ...

, a quarter of Barcelona. He collaborated with sculptor Joan Flotats, with whom he worked in the sculpture decoration of the

Parc de la Ciutadella The (; "Citadel Park") is a park on the northeastern edge of Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. For decades following its creation in the mid-19th century, this park was the city's only green space. The grounds include the city zoo (on ...

. A friend and collaborator of architect

Antoni Gaudí Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (; ; 25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect from Spain known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works have a highly individualized, ''sui generis'' style. Most are located in Barcel ...

, Matamala collaborated with him in the decoration of the Sagrada Família and the

Casa de los Botines The Casa Botines (built 1891-1892) is a Modernist building in León, Spain designed by Antoni Gaudí. It currently houses a museum dedicated to Gaudi, Spanish art of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the history of the building itself. After bei ...

. His son Joan Matamala i Flotats was also a sculptor. He died in Barcelona in 1925. {{DEFAULTSORT:Matamala, Llorencs 1856 births 1925 deaths People from Barcelona Sculptors from Catalonia 20th-century Spanish sculptors 20th-century Spanish male artists 19th-century Spanish sculptors 19th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male sculptors