The Model of Monument to the Heroes of 1811

Monument to the Heroes of 1811

On 24 December 1909, Tarragona City Council agreed to produce a monument in memory of those who defended the city against the siege by French troops led by General Suchet in 1811 during the War of Independence or the French War.

Mary the gypsy

Unlike the other sculptures in the series Bustos de la raza, where Julio Antonio did not wish to represent any specific individual, with María la gitana, querida que fue del Pernales he breaks with this trend to represent a very specific person.

Miner from Almadén

Almadén is a town known for its mines, which are its lifeblood and of which the miner is a symbol. Julio Antonio wanted to capture the essence of the location and its inhabitants.

Busts of the Race

Busts of the Race form part of a sculptural series with which Julio Antonio aims to sculpt representatives of the people, anonymous men and women, considered fundamental to the race, adopting an approach that was commonplace among the majority of representatives of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of 98, in particular his friends, the writers Ramón Gómez de la Serna and Eugenio Noel.

Julio Antonio. Sculptor

“Julio Antonio was naturally gifted young sculptor. I believe he was from Tarragona, and had the body of a Roman. He was a fortunate man: in life everything turned out well for him, and he abused his good fortune and conditions a little. Julio Antonio had a great talent for his profession and he was able to product magnificent busts with great expression.”

Bronze Nude. Julio Antonio: The life of a sculptor

In 1968, the Modern Art Museum of Tarragona received the legacy of much of the work of the sculptor Julio Antonio (Móra d’Ebre, 1889 – Madrid, 1919).