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

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'' generation from

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

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, Spain. Busquets was a disciple of

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. 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

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with Child on the façade of the

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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.)

External links

* 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