Exhibition at MNAC explores Master of Cabestany's Romanesque sculptures and Sant Pere de Rodes

An exhibition dedicated to the Master of Cabestany, a Romanesque sculptor from the 12th century, is currently taking place at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) in Barcelona and will run until June. Central to the display is his lost marble portal from the Sant Pere de Rodes abbey, crafted between 1160 and 1170. The exhibition also features five newly acquired items: a relief, two male heads, a fragment of clothing, and an INRI cartouche. Additionally, over a hundred artworks from various institutions in cities such as Cluny, Toulouse, Avignon, Paris, Pisa, Cremona, Rome, Turin, and London are included. Highlights consist of a recently uncovered relief, three male heads, and 19th-century documents regarding the abbey's destruction. The marbles originate from Carrara, Italy, and Proconnesus, Turkey, showcasing the artist's far-reaching influence throughout Europe.