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Santiago Rusiñol: The Luminous Tapestry of Catalan Modernism

June 13, 2023 in Arts & Culture by Julian Everett

Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (1861-1931), a luminary in the Catalan modernist movement, was a versatile figure whose artistic expression extended beyond painting to encompass playwriting and writing. Born into a family of wealthy textile manufacturers in Barcelona, Rusiñol showed an early inclination towards the arts, a passion that the conventional confines of his family's business couldn't suppress.