Renaissance capital, 16th century.

Renaissance capital, 16th century.
Sandstone.
Dimensions: 27.5 x 36.5 x 32 cm.

Provenance: Family bequest of Ramon Martí Alsina and Ricard Martí Aguiló.
An art and heritage collection originating from the bequest of the Catalan painters Ramon Martí Alsina (1826–1894), a key figure in 19th-century Catalan realism, and his son Ricard Martí Aguiló (1857–1935).

Passed down and enriched over successive generations, the collection brings together works from the original estates of both artists, along with new acquisitions made by their descendants. They remained particularly dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the family legacy, acquiring works by the painters themselves as they came onto the market and gradually expanding the collection with paintings, sculptures, archaeological artifacts, and other objects of artistic and historical interest.

A Doric capital, albeit reinterpreted and enriched by Renaissance aesthetic principles, which reimagined Greek and Roman capitals. In this case, the chiseled drum featuring an arch-motif frieze rises from the molding that crowns the shaft, and above it, the abacus rests on a vegetal corbel that blends Doric and Ionic elements, though the volutes are not fully defined.