Josep Gudiol Ricart Explained

José Gudiol Ricart
Other Names:José Gudiol, Jose Gudiol
Birth Name:Josep Maria Gudiol i Ricart
Birth Place:Vic, Catalonia, Spain
Death Place:Barcelona, Spain
Known For:Spanish art historian
Notable Works:Ars Hispaniae series
Children:Montserrat Gudiol

Josep Gudiol i Ricart, also known as José Gudiol in citation (1904–1985), was a Catalan art historian, specializing in Catalan Romanesque painting, Gothic painting and other types of Spanish art.[1] [2]

Biography

Josep Maria Gudiol i Ricart was born in 1904 in Vic, Catalonia, Spain.

Gudiol Ricart published a series of monumental books surveying Spanish art history, the Ars Hispaniae series. The two most important works in the series were, Las Pinturas Murales Románicas de Cataluña (Gudiol and Pijoán, 1948) and Arquitectura y Escultura Románicas (Gudiol and Gaya Nuño, 1948).

He served as director of the Amatller Institute of Hispanic Art (Institut Amatller D'art Hispànic) in Barcelona, Spain.[3]

Gudiol's daughter was the painter Montserrat Gudiol i Corominas (1933–2015).[4]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gudiol, José. 2021-03-05. The Dictionary of Art Historians.
  2. Web site: Calvo Serraller. Francisco. Gudiol i Ricart, Josep. subscription. 2021-03-05. Grove Art Online. 2003. Oxford University Press. 10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T035387.
  3. Web site: José Gudiol (1904-1985). 2021-03-05. Bibliothéque Nationale de France (BnF). fr. Historien d'art. - Ancien directeur de l'Institut Amatller d'art espagnol de Barcelone.
  4. Web site: Gudiol Corominas, Montserrat. subscription. 2021-03-05. Benezit Dictionary of Art. 2011 . Oxford University Press. 10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00080295 .