Casa de la Almoina inaugurates exhibition with five artistic proposals for Lamb on tower of Jesus Christ - Casa de la Almoina inaugurates exhibition with five artistic proposals for Lamb on tower of Jesus Christ

Yesterday, the Museu Diocesà de Barcelona exhibition centre, also known as Casa de la Almoina, inaugurated an exhibition with five proposals for the Lamb that will go inside the cross on the tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família, an essential element that Antoni Gaudí described in his plans of the Basilica. In the Àlbums del Temple, published by the association developing the Temple while the architect was alive, Gaudí references the Lamb of God.

International proposals from five artists

On 20 September 2023, the Junta Constructora de la Sagrada Família Board of Trustees decided to hold a contest for artists to submit proposals for the Lamb (Agnus Dei). The Art Committee chose the following artists to take part in the contest: Italians Edoardo Tresoldi and Andrea Mastrovito, Portuguese artist David Oliveira and Gonzalo Borondo and Jordi Alcaraz from Spain. The five exhibition panels feature the models of each proposal, with additional elements like drawings and materials used. Plus there is an introductory panel explaining the nature of the commission. The proposal submitted by Andrea Mastrovito was chosen for the elegance of its golden light and the “luminous” transparency of the Lamb.

The exhibition is on from 10/04/2025 to 09/06/2025 at Casa de la Almoina.