by Francesc Fontbona, Manuel Jorba · ISBN 9788473065764
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This book explores Romanticism in Catalonia between 1820 and 1874, offering a detailed view of the art and culture of the time. Edited by Francesc Fontbona and Manuel Jorba, this first edition published in 1999 by Pòrtic and the Generalitat de Catalunya, has 291 pages and is written in Catalan. It focuses on Romanticism in Spanish art, specifically in Catalonia, and covers the modern arts of the 19th century in the region.
Francesc Fontbona de Vallescar is a Catalan art historian, writer, exhibition curator and specialist in Romanticism, Catalan Modernism and Noucentisme Arts. Fontbona is the author of many works of Catalan art history. Doctorate in Early modern period from the Universitat de Barcelona in 1987. He was director of Graphic section in National Library of Catalonia (1995-2013), and Chief executive-writer of art section in the Great Catalan Encyclopedia (1968–78). Francesc Fontbona is member of the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Saint George, member of The Hispanic Society of America, member of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans and Board chair of the Institut Amatller d'Art Hispànic.
