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Gaudi - Professional work - 12 El Capricho
Identifier
029072
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
1883-1885 «El Capricho» I Barrio de Sobrellano, s/n, Comillas (Cantàbria)
While he was building Casa Vicens, Gaudí was commissioned to build this summer villa by Máximo Díaz de Quijano, who had returned from the Americas a wealthy man. Díaz de Quijano was the brother-in-law of Antonio Lopez, the Marquis of Comillas and the father-in-law of Eusebi Güell.
This building bears a clear Eastern influence, especially in the tower that is reminiscent of a minaret. The exterior of the building is notable for the use of stone in the lower part and of exposed brick decorated with bands of glazed tiles depicting sunflowers. Impressive in appearance, the work marked a step forward in Gaudi’s search for a distinctive style of his own.
The source of the experience
Gaudí, AntoniConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
Activities and commonsteps
Activities
Suppressions
Beauty, art and musicBeing left handed
Believing in the spiritual world
Communing with nature
Dietary moderation