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In 1982 the government of Spain officially adopted the name Ferrol in accordance with its long history and tradition. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Another theory about the etymology of the name Ferrol posits some relation to the Latin word ferro ( iron ), as the area has long been rich in metals, especially iron and tin , but also gold and silver .
The Arlanza gryphon, fresco transferred to canvas, 189.5 × 322 cm, c. 1210, MNAC, Barcelona. The paintings from Arlanza are a set of frescos belonging to the mural decoration of a Benedictine monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza, in the Province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain, dating to around 1210, and now dispersed among a number of collections.
Each mural celebrated the landscape and culture of its region, panoramas composed of throngs of laborers and locals. By 1917 he was, by his own admission, exhausted. [5] He completed the final panel by July 1919. [6] The Sorolla Room, housing the Provinces of Spain at the Hispanic Society of America, opened to the public in 1926. [7]
Rafael Blanco was born in Alicante, Spain on August 13, 1981, and grew up in Madrid as the youngest of six children. [6] His art is often influenced by his grandfather – a known sculptor in Spain. [7]
Felip Vall i Verdaguer (26 May 1916 in Tona, Catalonia (Spain) – 5 August 2012 in Vic) was a Spanish painter, ... 1961 – Mural decoration of halls, stalls and ...
Panoramic view of the mural in the Municipal Sports Centre in the La Concepción neighbourhood. The Concepción feminist mural is a mural painting entitled "La unión hace la fuerza" ("Unity is strength") by the Spanish collective Unlogic Crew on the exterior wall of the municipal sports centre in the Concepción neighbourhood of Madrid at Calle José del Hierro nº5. [1]
The elements in the mural are colorful and fanciful creatures. The 55 by 10 metres (180 ft × 33 ft) mural was produced by Joan Gardy Artigas. [1] He created the 7,200 tiles based on a design by Miró involving surreal figures and animals. Artigas had to work from an image which Miró had created at one-tenth the scale of the finished wall.