Capital, Maricel Museum, Sitges, Catalonia, Spain

The donkey carrying relics, from the fable of Jean de La Fontaine, carved stone capital, 1918-20, by Pere Jou, 1891-1964, on the facade of the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. On the left is the mayor of Sitges 1918-21, Bonaventura Julia. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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The donkey carrying relics, from the fable of Jean de La Fontaine, carved stone capital, 1918-20, by Pere Jou, 1891-1964, on the facade of the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. On the left is the mayor of Sitges 1918-21, Bonaventura Julia. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen