Youth (Joventut) - Barcelona, Spain
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 41° 23.248 E 002° 10.185
31T E 430584 N 4582103
Youth (Joventut), is one of four sculptures facing south on the south edge of the upper terrace on the north side of the Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Waymark Code: WMV3NF
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 02/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 10

A 2.97 x 0.79 x 0.70 meter stone figure of a young woman stands on a 1.41 x 1.26 x 1.26 meter stone base looking towards the center of the Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona. The sculpture was originally created by Josep Clarà of Montjuïc stone, a type of sandstone, in 1928. Due to erosion of the original, a new copy of of the sculpture was created and placed in the Plaça de Catalunya in 1993.

A young woman stands on a stone base. She is semi-naked; wearing only a robe tied below her hips, lower on her right side than on her left side. Her arms are crossed, left over right and resting on top of her head.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Youth (Joventut)

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Josep Clarà

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Original 1928; Copy 1993

Materials used: Stone

Location: Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

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