Floral Ornament as a Key to Understanding the National-Romantic Version of Catalan Modernism

The article examines the symbolism of vegetal forms used in Catalan modernism at turn 20th century. was one artistic movements that widely nature as a source inspiration. Vegetal elements decoration were not just aesthetic ornaments, they filled with historical and cultural acquiring ideological value. Guided by national ideals formed during 19th century wake Renaixença, artists created symbolic universe. ornamentation synthesised visually conveyed diversity ideas Catalanism, i.e., nationalism, tradition, heroic past religious sentiment. It resulted an iconographic program adapted to distinctive features society and, particular, background which conservative Catalanists identified themselves.