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Mariano Barceló: the history of the baldachin model
Baldaquí situat sobre l'altar major del Temple de la Sagrada Família.

Mariano Barceló: the history of the baldachin model

Sagrada Família (Joan Tomàs)•6 de February de 2026
 8 min reading

Antoni Gaudí made sculptures from real models. One of them was Mariano Barceló, a stonemason at the Sagrada Família who posed for Christ on the crucifix.

Who were the real models on the Nativity façade?

Who were the real models on the Nativity façade?

Sagrada Família (Joan Tomàs)•7 de March de 2025
 8 min reading

Sculptors in Gaudí’s time created plaster moulds of objects, animals and plants...

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