Monumental stained glass window, Casa Lleo i Morera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Detail of the monumental stained glass window of the stages of the tree of life with landscape and birds, by Rigalt Granell & Cia, on all 4 floors of the private area at the rear of the Casa Lleo i Morera, originally built in 1864 as the Casa Rocamora by Joaquim Sitjas, and remodelled 1902-06 by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923. The project was commissioned by Francesca Morera and overseen after her death by her son Albert Lleo i Morera. The architect employed many Modernist craftsmen on the project, with sculptures by Eusebi Arnau, furniture by Gaspar Homar, ceramics by Antoni Serra i Fiter and mosaics by Mario Maragliano and Lluis Bru. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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© Manuel Cohen

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