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Josep Maria Subirachs

1927 - 2014

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Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə suβiˈɾaks]; 11 March 1927 – 7 April 2014) was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the late 20th century. His best known work is probably the Passion Facade of the basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. He was controversial, as he did not make any concessions to the style of the architect who designed the building, Antoni Gaudí. Subirachs' sculptural typography in Barcelona is featured in Eye magazine (No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josep Maria Subirachs is the 1,215th most popular painter (up from 1,354th in 2019), the 1,054th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,156th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Spanish Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Josep Maria Subirachs ranks 1,215 out of 2,023. Before him are Edward Poynter, Eugène Isabey, Richard Bergh, Alla Horska, Albertus Pictor, and Virginie Demont-Breton. After him are Araniko, Abanindranath Tagore, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, Ivan Grohar, Fritz von Uhde, and Hendrik Willem Mesdag.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Josep Maria Subirachs ranks 204. Before him are Josy Barthel, Mirtha Legrand, Henning Carlsen, Cecil Bødker, Paul Volcker, and Marianne Fredriksson. After him are Hans Bauer, Tom Bosley, Alma Adamkienė, László Paskai, Kenneth Anger, and Gianna Maria Canale. Among people deceased in 2014, Josep Maria Subirachs ranks 191. Before him are Rafael Addiego Bruno, Wubbo Ockels, Sulejman Tihić, Henning Carlsen, Jean-Jacques Marcel, and Angéla Németh. After him are Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Tomaž Šalamun, Paul Mazursky, Jaime Lusinchi, Ferdinando Terruzzi, and Reuven Feuerstein.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Josep Maria Subirachs ranks 1,054 out of 3,355. Before him are Sandro Rosell (1964), Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily (1343), Maria de Luna (1353), Louis Bertrand (1526), Nieves Navarro (1938), and Bahya ibn Paquda (1050). After him are Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad (984), Xavier Montsalvatge (1912), Joaquín Sabina (1949), Julieta Serrano (1933), Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois (1820), and Quique Sánchez Flores (1965).

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Among PAINTERS In Spain

Among painters born in Spain, Josep Maria Subirachs ranks 39. Before him are Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614), María Blanchard (1881), Antonio de Pereda (1611), Vicente Juan Masip (1505), Francisco Bayeu y Subías (1734), and Niccolò Antonio Colantonio (1420). After him are Joaquín Sabina (1949), Antonio Saura (1930), Francisco Pradilla Ortiz (1848), Claudio Coello (1642), Rafael Arnaiz Barón (1911), and José de Madrazo y Agudo (1781).

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