Casa Batlló (Barcelona, Spain) : Northeast elevation, detail showing sculpted sandstone

Creator:
Gaudi, Antoni, 1852-1926
Published/Created:
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1877; 1904-1906 (alteration)
Date Depicted:
2008
1850 AD - 1899 AD
1900 AD - 1949 AD
Materials:
sandstone; wrought iron; glazed ceramic tile
Notes:
The Casa Batlló reveals Gaudí’s confidence and skill in remodelling an existing building. He added a floor to the original Neo-classical five-storey town house and clothed ground and first floors in stone in fantastic, fluid lines like an eroded outcrop o
Topics:
Architecture -- Spain -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Twentieth century
Culture:
Spanish
Accession Number:
1A1-GA-CB-B14
Genre:
apartment houses (AAT)
architecture (AAT)
town houses (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
architecture; decorative arts; Modernisme Art Nouveau; Twentieth century buildings; dwellings; multiple dwellings; apartment houses
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Addition Module Five
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2008
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4090
OID:
10051290
PID:
digcoll:2331508