Dionís Renart i García (

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, 1878 - Barcelona, 1946) was a Catalan sculptor and astronomer.

Biography

He studied at the Llotja School also known as the "Escola d'Arts i Oficis de Barcelona", and later worked in

Josep Llimona Josep Llimona i Bruguera (; 8 April 1864, in Barcelona – 27 February 1934) was a Spanish sculptor. His first works were academic, but after a stay in Paris, influenced by Auguste Rodin, his style drew closer to ''modernisme''. He was very proli ...

's studio. He participated in Exhibitions of Fine Art of Barcelona with (''Eva'', from 1911 and ''La Raça'', from 1918) and in

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with his piece entitled "''Al·legoria i Retrats''", from 1912. He sculpted "''Les Tres Maries de La Resurrecció de Jesús''" in the First Mystery of Glory section on the "Rosari Monumental de Montserrat", which is the way leading up to the Montserrat Monastery which has a number of religious sculptures and symbols. On this "Les Tres Maries de la Resurrecció de Jesús" also worked

Antoni Gaudí Antoni Gaudí i Cornet ( , ; ; 25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Catalans, Catalan architect and designer from Spain, widely known as the greatest exponent of Catalan ''Modernisme''. Gaudí's works have a style, with most located in Barc ...

and Josep Llimona. He also worked on ceramic models, jars, medals and jewellery in line with the

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style. He also server as anatomical sculptor for Barcelona's Medical School. As an astronomer he was president of the lunar section of Barcelona's Astronomical Society and organizer of the Exhibition on lunar studies of 1912. He was also author of a map of the Moon produced by relief stereographic projection. Today a lunar precinct is named after him.

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