Knowledge (XXG)

Statue of Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo

Source 📝

26: 269:. Following months of heated controversy, Regàs rectified and announced the dismissal of the plans to move the statue to the exterior garden in October 2006, on the basis of the reported fragility of the stone from Novelda. Years later, Regás still wondered about the ruckus the "extreme right media" had created around the move, claiming her intention was always to place the statue in a privileged location. 561: 237:
tentatively announced the move of the statue from the library's lobby to the exterior gardens. The proposed move raised criticism in a number of instances of the public opinion (most notably from
433: 39: 519: 412: 389: 536: 196:
The statue consists of a mature Menéndez Pelayo (while in charge of the BNE) seated on an armchair, reading a book. The frontal inscription reads
453: 546: 253:. Regàs counter-argued that (Ménendez Pelayo) "will never have a company as good as the one in the garden", accompanied by the likes of 551: 25: 182: 556: 181:
after the death of Menéndez Pelayo in 1912, the idea was endorsed by the director of the National Library of Spain (BNE),
162: 141: 178: 413:"Regás asegura que la estatua de Menéndez Pelayo nunca tendrá una "compañía tan buena como la que hay en el jardín"" 417: 394: 541: 242: 166: 74: 250: 458: 216: 186: 158: 89: 390:"Regàs confirma a la SCE el traslado de la estatua de Menéndez Pelayo al jardín de la Biblioteca Nacional" 513: 489: 434:"Rosa Regàs rectifica y no trasladará la estatua de Menéndez Pelayo al jardín de la Biblioteca Nacional" 203: 357: 246: 220: 219:
attempted to move the statue to another location in the 1930s, yet he was dissuaded by BNE director
266: 262: 501: 478: 493: 209:
los católicos españoles / por iniciativa / de la / junta central / de / acción católica
530: 234: 225: 202:, the lateral ones reference Menéndez Pelayo's posts as director of the BNE and the 258: 438: 479:"La estatua de Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo en la Biblioteca Nacional de España" 362: 505: 454:"Regás asegura que a Menéndez Pelayo le quiso poner en un lugar privilegiado" 189:
and the sculptor presented the plaster model by 1916. Made of limestone from
54: 41: 497: 254: 238: 99: 230:, who warned him it would be considered a sectarian action either way. 190: 154: 78: 315: 313: 311: 562:
Buildings and structures in Recoletos neighborhood, Madrid
137: 129: 121: 113: 105: 95: 85: 70: 518:: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2024 ( 241:). It was also criticised by the speaker of the 432:Calero, J.G.; Demicheli, T (7 October 2006). 193:, the monument was unveiled on 26 June 1917. 8: 376: 343: 331: 319: 302: 290: 16: 24: 15: 165:and it is installed in the lobby of the 283: 161:, it consists of a limestone statue of 511: 356:Crespo de Lara, Pedro (2 April 2006). 477:Álvarez Cruz, Joaquín Manuel (2014). 151:statue of Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo 7: 407: 405: 245:in the Committee of Culture of the 55:40.423669444444°N 3.6897777777778°W 14: 537:Monuments and memorials in Madrid 233:On 8 March 2006 the BNE director 60:40.423669444444; -3.6897777777778 179:Junta Central de Acción Católica 185:. The project was entrusted to 163:the aforementioned philologist 1: 199:menéndez y pelayo / 1856 1912 578: 547:Sculptures of men in Spain 251:Beatriz Rodríguez Salmones 552:Stone sculptures in Spain 206:while the backside reads 183:Francisco Rodríguez Marín 167:National Library of Spain 142:Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo 75:National Library of Spain 36: 32: 23: 500:(inactive 2024-09-19). 498:10.12795/LA.2014.i26.16 187:Lorenzo Coullaut Valera 173:History and description 159:Lorenzo Coullaut Valera 90:Lorenzo Coullaut Valera 490:Universidad de Sevilla 177:An initiative of the 557:Sculptures in Madrid 247:Congress of Deputies 217:Fernando de los Ríos 486:Laboratorio de Arte 215:Education Minister 157:, Spain. A work by 51: /  20: 459:El Diario Montañés 305:, p. 316–317. 293:, p. 315–316. 377:Álvarez Cruz 2014 344:Álvarez Cruz 2014 332:Álvarez Cruz 2014 320:Álvarez Cruz 2014 303:Álvarez Cruz 2014 291:Álvarez Cruz 2014 153:is a monument in 147: 146: 138:Dedicated to 130:Opening date 18:Menéndez y Pelayo 569: 542:Statues in Spain 523: 517: 509: 483: 464: 463: 450: 444: 443: 429: 423: 422: 421:. 16 March 2006. 409: 400: 399: 386: 380: 374: 368: 367: 353: 347: 341: 335: 329: 323: 317: 306: 300: 294: 288: 229: 210: 201: 66: 65: 63: 62: 61: 56: 52: 49: 48: 47: 44: 28: 21: 577: 576: 572: 571: 570: 568: 567: 566: 527: 526: 510: 488:(26). Seville: 481: 476: 468: 467: 462:. 4 March 2009. 452: 451: 447: 431: 430: 426: 411: 410: 403: 398:. 4 April 2006. 388: 387: 383: 375: 371: 355: 354: 350: 342: 338: 330: 326: 318: 309: 301: 297: 289: 285: 275: 223: 208: 197: 175: 125:164 cm (statue) 117:116 cm (statue) 109:133 cm (statue) 59: 57: 53: 50: 45: 42: 40: 38: 37: 12: 11: 5: 575: 573: 565: 564: 559: 554: 549: 544: 539: 529: 528: 525: 524: 473: 472: 466: 465: 445: 424: 401: 381: 379:, p. 319. 369: 348: 346:, p. 320. 336: 334:, p. 318. 324: 322:, p. 321. 307: 295: 282: 281: 280: 279: 274: 271: 221:Miguel Artigas 174: 171: 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 131: 127: 126: 123: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 97: 93: 92: 87: 83: 82: 72: 68: 67: 34: 33: 30: 29: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 574: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 534: 532: 521: 515: 507: 503: 499: 495: 491: 487: 480: 475: 474: 470: 469: 461: 460: 455: 449: 446: 441: 440: 435: 428: 425: 420: 419: 414: 408: 406: 402: 397: 396: 391: 385: 382: 378: 373: 370: 365: 364: 359: 352: 349: 345: 340: 337: 333: 328: 325: 321: 316: 314: 312: 308: 304: 299: 296: 292: 287: 284: 277: 276: 272: 270: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 231: 227: 222: 218: 213: 212: 205: 204:Royal Academy 200: 194: 192: 188: 184: 180: 172: 170: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 143: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 101: 98: 94: 91: 88: 84: 80: 76: 73: 69: 64: 35: 31: 27: 22: 19: 514:cite journal 485: 471:Bibliography 457: 448: 437: 427: 418:Europa Press 416: 395:Europa Press 393: 384: 372: 361: 358:"La estatua" 351: 339: 327: 298: 286: 259:Lope de Vega 232: 214: 207: 198: 195: 176: 150: 148: 133:26 June 1917 17: 492:: 315–332. 263:San Isidoro 224: [ 58: / 531:Categories 273:References 235:Rosa Regàs 43:40°25′25″N 506:1130-5762 278:Citations 255:Cervantes 239:Cantabria 100:Limestone 46:3°41′23″W 96:Material 86:Designer 71:Location 363:El País 267:Nebrija 191:Novelda 81:, Spain 504:  155:Madrid 122:Height 106:Length 79:Madrid 482:(PDF) 265:, or 228:] 114:Width 520:link 502:ISSN 149:The 494:doi 439:ABC 533:: 516:}} 512:{{ 484:. 456:. 436:. 415:. 404:^ 392:. 360:. 310:^ 261:, 257:, 249:, 243:PP 226:es 169:. 77:, 522:) 508:. 496:: 442:. 366:. 211:.

Index


40°25′25″N 3°41′23″W / 40.423669444444°N 3.6897777777778°W / 40.423669444444; -3.6897777777778
National Library of Spain
Madrid
Lorenzo Coullaut Valera
Limestone
Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo
Madrid
Lorenzo Coullaut Valera
the aforementioned philologist
National Library of Spain
Junta Central de Acción Católica
Francisco Rodríguez Marín
Lorenzo Coullaut Valera
Novelda
Royal Academy
Fernando de los Ríos
Miguel Artigas
es
Rosa Regàs
Cantabria
PP
Congress of Deputies
Beatriz Rodríguez Salmones
Cervantes
Lope de Vega
San Isidoro
Nebrija
Álvarez Cruz 2014
Álvarez Cruz 2014

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.