ANTONI GAUDÍ

This book explores Gaudís life, work and influences, from Catalan nationalism to the Industrial Revolution. Michael Eaude expertly guides readers through Gaudís great works including the Sagrada Família, which attracts millions of tourists to Barcelona each year and examines his monumental life, from the architects provincial upbringing in Reus to his time in Barcelona, where he became a dandy whose only attempt at marriage was rejected. Gaudí later suffered a nervous breakdown, became obsessively religious, and fused Gothic, Baroqu...[Read more]