The function of a niche in addition to being decorative , is to contain an image, an urn or an altar, which in this case would have been lost.
The execution of the Niche of the Palau of the Generalitat of Catalonia is of great delicacy , and is formed by an ogival arch intertwined with plant and geometric motifs, crowned by a cross.
The cut was made of Montjuic stone and was part of the chapel of Sant Jordi in the Palacio de la Generalitat, a building of great historical significance of late medieval institution.
Title: Niche of the Palau of the Generalitat of Catalonia
Author: Marc Safont
Date: 15th century
Technique: Montjuic sandstone
Displayed in: Museum of the History of Catalonia
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