Jour 5
MNAC (Museo Nationale Art de Catalunya)
3 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - National Art Museum of Catalonia is the national museum of Catalan visual art.
Situated on Montjuïc hill, the museum is especially notable for its outstandingEn savoir plus
Voyageur In the Oval Hall Aeronautica (vol) interior - Aeronautics (domestic flight) - is an installation by the artist Francesc Torres. It is inspired by his visit to the historic La Sènia Airfield, built by the Government of the Second Republic just after the start of the Spanish Civil War. This field played a very prominent role for its strategic location and operational capability, first for the Republic Aviation and then for the German Condor Legion.
Voyageur 1:1 Replica of a Soviet Tupolev SB-2 bomber (Russian: АНТ-40 (СБ) — скоростной фронтовой бомбардировщик) "Katiuska" To explain the link between war sacrifice and sacrifice for religious faith, Torres plays with the iconography of the crucifixion and, in particular, with the Gothic painting of the martyrdom of Saint Peter, by the master Pere Serra (XIVth century).
Voyageur 1:1 Replica of Soviet fighter Polikarpov I-16 (Russian: И-16 (ЦКБ-12) «истребитель шестнадцатый») "Fly". Because of the Russian "И-Щест..." beginning of I-16 it was lovingly nicknamed «Ишак» (Burro) by the Soviet Pilots. It was called the Rata ("rat") by the Nationalists or Mosca ("fly") by the Republicans.