Llorenç Matamala i Piñol

Llorenç Matamala i Piñol (1856–1925) was a Spanish Catalan sculptor.

St. George Killing the Dragon in the Casa de los Botines.

Matamala was born at Vila de Gràcia, a quarter of Barcelona. He collaborated with sculptor Joan Flotats, with whom he worked in the sculpture decoration of the Parc de la Ciutadella. A friend and collaborator of architect Antoni Gaudí, Matamala collaborated with him in the decoration of the Sagrada Família and the Casa de los Botines.

His son Joan Matamala i Flotats was also a sculptor. He died at Barcelona in 1925.

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