Santiago Rusi\u00f1ol was a prolific painter, draftsman, playwright, novelist, poet, and cultural activist from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is one of the proponents of Modernisme in Catalonia. His painted several renditions of Catalonia\u2019s breathtaking natural landscape and planned gardens. His later works was largely devoid of figures and focused on the incredible natural characteristics highlighted by a touch of melancholy that was his trademark.<\/p>\n
This composition is set on the base of a scenic staircase in the Raixa estate in Majorca, Spain. There are sculptures of lions and human figures lined all along the stairway leading up to an entrance carved out of hedges. There is a hint of another sculpture at the top of the stairs. Sunlight pours onto the stairs along with shadows case by the trees and bushes. Flowers adorned the carefully placed shrubbery.<\/p>\n
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