Antoni Gaudí: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Critical works examining his career and architecture include Enrique Casanelles, Antonio Gaudi: A Reappraisal (1967), a collection of critical essays; George R. Collins, Antonio Gaudí (1960), with a chronology and annotated bibliography; George R. Collins and Juan Bassegoda Nonell, The Designs and Drawings of Antonio Gaudí (1983), with 70 plates; Gaudí, the Visionary (1971, reissued 1989), with essays by Salvador Dalí, Robert Descharnes, and Francesc Pujols, and photos by Clovis Prévost—strong on anecdote and on Gaudí as a sculptor; César Martinell, Gaudí: His Life, His Theories, His Work (1975), an encyclopedic work summarizing the author’s many publications; James Johnson Sweeney and Josep Lluís Sert, Antoni Gaudí, rev. ed. (1970); and Ignasi de Solà-Morales, Gaudí (1983). Another aspect of Gaudí’s work is presented in Riccardo Dalisi, Gaudí Furniture (also published as Gaudí: Furniture and Objects, 1980).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Gaudi Foundation - About Gaudi's Life. | Sep 12, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 21, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 18, 2026 | ||
| Added a Top Question about his path to sainthood. Added an interactive tour of the Sagrada Família. | Jun 09, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 06, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 02, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gaudi Foundation - About Gaudi's Life. | Apr 03, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - Antoni Gaudi: Eccentric, misunderstood genius or patron saint? | Aug 14, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ScholarSpace at JCCC - Art Nouveau and Gaud�: The Way of Nature (PDF). | Apr 11, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smarthistory - Antoni Gaudí, Sagrada Família. | Dec 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: City Tech - OpenLab - The Magic of Antoni Gaudi. | Nov 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Antoni Gaudí, a lone wolf in European architecture (PDF). | Sep 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: 20th Century Architecture - Antoni Gaud�. | May 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - The Documentary Podcast - Gaudí: Gods architect. | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Open Education Alberta - 19th Century European Art History - Antoni Gaudi (part 1). | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Antoni Gaud� - An Exploration of the Life of This Spanish Architect. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spain Then and Now - Antoni Gaud� 1852-1926. A Catalan Architect Par Excellence. | May 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Works of Antoni Gaud�. | Mar 03, 2023 | ||
| Added cross-references throughout. | Jan 24, 2023 | ||
| Revised the discussion about his death to note that he died just shy of his 74th birthday. | Jan 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Biography of Antoni Gaudi. | Nov 25, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Biography of Antoni Gaudi. | Sep 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Architects - Antoni Gaudi. | Feb 05, 2021 | ||
| Noted that construction on the Sagrada Familia continued into the 21st century. | Dec 17, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Biography of Antoni Gaudi. | Feb 11, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Casa Batll� - Biography of Antoni Gaud�. | Feb 11, 2019 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 19, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gaud�. The man and his work. | Dec 18, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gaud� Experi�ncia. | Dec 18, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Great Buildings Collection - Biography of Antoni Gaudi. | Feb 20, 2013 | ||
| The Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Família) was consecrated a basilica in 2010. | Nov 09, 2010 | ||
| Image of the facade of Gaudí's Casa Batlló added. | May 25, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 25, 2007 | ||
| Media added. | May 04, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 10, 2004 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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