The Monument to Antonio Maura is an instance of public art in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Designed by Mariano Benlliure, it consists of a sculptural ensemble dedicated to Antonio Maura.
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| Location | Plaça del Mercat, Palma, Spain |
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| Designer | Mariano Benlliure |
| Material | Bronze, stone, marble |
| Opening date | 13 December 1929 |
| Dedicated to | Antonio Maura |
History and description
editThe monument was funded by popular subscription, and the design was awarded to Mariano Benlliure.[1][2] The standing bronze statue of Antonio Maura, depicted in oratorical attitude, tops off the stone pedestal.[3] Placed below Maura, an allegory of Truth made of white marble completes the ensemble.[3][1] Truth is depicted pointing at a cartouche reading "antonio maura igualó con la vida el pensamiento" ("Antonio Maura equaled thought with [his] life"),[4][3] adapted from a verse from Andrés Fernández de Andrada's Epístola moral a Fabio.[5]
The monument was unveiled at its location in the Plaça del Mercat on 13 December 1929,[6] on occasion of the 4th anniversary of the death of Maura. The statue was toppled and damaged on 11 November 2014 by the fall of a nearby ficus.[6] After undergoing a restoration process, the statue returned to the Plaça del Mercat a year later.[6]
References
edit- Citations
- ^ a b "Inauguración del monumento a Maura". La Vanguardia: 28. 14 December 1929.
- ^ "Anexo: Índice de monumentos de Mariano Benlliure". Mariano Benlliure. El dominio de la materia (PDF). Madrid & Valencia: Dirección General de Patrimonio Histórico de la Comunidad de Madrid; Consorcio de Museos de la Comunitat Valenciana. 2013. pp. 336–337. ISBN 978-84-451-3458-0.
- ^ a b c "Inauguración del monumento a Maura". El Liberal. LI (18430). Madrid: 3. 14 December 1929. ISSN 2174-6648.
- ^ Manresa, Andreu (12 November 2014). "Un árbol derriba a Maura de su pedestal en Palma de Mallorca". El País.
- ^ Robles Muñoz 1995, p. 407; Robles Muñoz 2018, p. 119
- ^ a b c Vallespir, Aitor F. (13 November 2015). "Antonio Maura vuelve al pedestal". Diario de Mallorca.
- Bibliography
- Robles Muñoz, Cristóbal (1995). Maura, un político liberal. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. ISBN 84-00-07485-8.
- Robles Muñoz, Cristóbal (2018). La Santa Sede y la II república. De la conciliación al conflicto (1931). Madrid: Asociación Cultural y Científica Iberoamericana. ISBN 978-84-17267-28-5.
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