Monument to Quevedo (Madrid)
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| 40°26′01″N 3°42′15″W / 40.433627°N 3.704241°W | |
| Location | Glorieta de Quevedo, Madrid, Spain |
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| Designer | Agustín Querol Fernando Cruz Solís (replica of the original pedestal) |
| Material | Marble, limestone |
| Length | 9.00 m |
| Width | 2.50 m |
| Height | 2.50 m |
| Opening date | 5 June 1902 |
| Dedicated to | Francisco de Quevedo |
Quevedo or the Monument to Quevedo is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. A work by Agustín Querol, it is dedicated to Francisco de Quevedo, distinguished writer of the Baroque era.
History and description[edit]
A work by Agustín Querol, it was unveiled at its original location in the Plaza de Alonso Martínez on 5 June 1902 (the ceremony had been delayed several times by bad weather)[1] as part of a series of inaugurations of outdoor sculptures in Madrid on the occasion of the celebrations for the coming of age of King Alfonso XIII,[1] featuring several notable figures such as—aside from Quevedo—Agustín Argüelles, Lope de Vega, Juan Bravo Murillo, Eloy Gonzalo and Goya.[2][3]
The standing Carrara marble statue representing Quevedo is featured on the top of the monument.[4][5] He is wearing his staple Pince-nez (called quevedos in Spanish after him) and the cross of Saint James on his chest.[4] Four allegorical sculptures representing Satyre, Poetry, Prose and History embrace the limestone plinth.[6]
The Novelda limestone from the pedestal eroded by the 1960s and the pedestal was replaced by a replica of (less porous) stone from Atarce sculpted by Fernando Cruz Solís.[4] The monument was moved to its current location in the Glorieta de Quevedo in the 1960s.[7]
A fountain made of granite from Badajoz was installed on the base of the monument in 1999.[4]
In popular culture[edit]
"A don Francisco de Quevedo, en piedra"—a poem authored by José Ángel Valente part of Poemas a Lázaro—is dedicated to the statue.[8]
References[edit]
- Citations
- ^ a b "Inauguración de estatuas". La Época. LIII (18670). Madrid: 3. 5 June 1905. ISSN 2254-559X.
- ^ "Inauguración de estatuas". La Época. LIII (18.671). Madrid. 6 June 1902. ISSN 2254-559X.
- ^ "Descubrimiento de estatuas". El Imparcial. XXXVI (12630). Madrid. 6 June 1902. ISSN 2171-0244.
- ^ a b c d Fraguas 1999.
- ^ Salvador Prieto 1989, p. 309.
- ^ Alonso Pereira 1987, p. 47; Salvador Prieto 1989, p. 309-310
- ^ Alonso Pereira 1987, p. 46.
- ^ Calvo Rodríguez 2011, p. 427.
- Bibliography
- Alonso Pereira, José Ramón (1987). "Agustín Querol y el monumento conmemorativo del novecientos" (PDF). Boletín Académico. Escola Técnica Superior de Arquitectura da Coruña (7): 41–50. ISSN 0213-3474.
- Calvo Rodríguez, José Andrés (2011). "A don Francisco de Quevedo, en piedra. Noción de ciudad y Quevedo como emblema madrileño en la lírica de José Ángel Valente" (PDF). Anales del Instituto de Estudios Madrileños. LI. Madrid: Instituto de Estudios Madrileños: 417–434.
- Fraguas, Rafael (3 November 1999). "Quevedo, a remojo". El País.
- Salvador Prieto, María del Socorro (1989). "Monumentos escultóricos erigidos en Madrid para celebrar la coronación de Alfonso XIII". Anales de Historia del Arte (1). Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 305–316. ISSN 0214-6452.