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Quevedo or the Monument to Quevedo is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. A work by Agustín Querol, it is dedicated to Francisco de Quevedo, distinguished writer of the Baroque era.

Quevedo

Coordinates	40.433627°N 3.704241°W / 40.433627; -3.704241
Location	Glorieta de Quevedo [es], Madrid, Spain
Designer	Agustín Querol Fernando Cruz Solís [es] (replica of the original pedestal)
Material	Marble, limestone
Length	9.00 m
Width	2.50 m
Height	2.50 m
Opening date	5 June 1902
Dedicated to	Francisco de Quevedo

History and description

A work by Agustín Querol, it was unveiled at its original location in the Plaza de Alonso Martínez [es] on 5 June 1902 (the ceremony had been delayed several times by bad weather)[1] as part of a series of inaugurations of outdoor sculptures in Madrid on the occasion of the celebrations for the coming of age of King Alfonso XIII,[1] featuring several notable figures such as—aside from Quevedo—Agustín Argüelles, Lope de Vega, Juan Bravo Murillo, Eloy Gonzalo [es] and Goya.[2][3]

The standing Carrara marble statue representing Quevedo is featured on the top of the monument.[4][5] He is wearing his staple Pince-nez (called quevedos in Spanish after him) and the cross of Saint James on his chest.[4] Four allegorical sculptures representing Satyre, Poetry, Prose and History embrace the limestone plinth.[6]

The Novelda limestone from the pedestal eroded by the 1960s and the pedestal was replaced by a replica of (less porous) stone from Atarce sculpted by Fernando Cruz Solís [es].[4] The monument was moved to its current location in the Glorieta de Quevedo [es] in the 1960s.[7]

A fountain made of granite from Badajoz was installed on the base of the monument in 1999.[4]

In popular culture

"A don Francisco de Quevedo, en piedra"—a poem authored by José Ángel Valente part of Poemas a Lázaro—is dedicated to the statue.[8]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Alonso Pereira, José Ramón (1987). "Agustín Querol y el monumento conmemorativo del novecientos" (PDF). Boletín Académico. Escola Técnica Superior de Arquitectura da Coruña (7): 41–50. ISSN 0213-3474.
• Calvo Rodríguez, José Andrés (2011). "A don Francisco de Quevedo, en piedra. Noción de ciudad y Quevedo como emblema madrileño en la lírica de José Ángel Valente" (PDF). Anales del Instituto de Estudios Madrileños. Madrid: Instituto de Estudios Madrileños. LI: 417–434.
• Fraguas, Rafael (3 November 1999). "Quevedo, a remojo". El País.
• Salvador Prieto, María del Socorro (1989). "Monumentos escultóricos erigidos en Madrid para celebrar la coronación de Alfonso XIII". Anales de Historia del Arte. Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1): 305–316. ISSN 0214-6452.

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