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| Location | Plaça del Mercat , Palma, Spain |
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| Designer | Mariano Benlliure |
| Material | Bronze, stone, marble |
| Opening date | 13 December 1929 |
| Dedicated to | Antonio Maura |
The Monument to Antonio Maura is an instance of public art in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Designed by Mariano Benlliure, it consists of a sculptural ensemble dedicated to Antonio Maura.
The monument was funded by popular subscription, and the design was awarded to Mariano Benlliure. [1] [2] The standing bronze statue of Antonio Maura, depicted in oratorical attitude, tops off the stone pedestal. [3] Placed below Maura, an allegory of Truth made of white marble completes the ensemble. [3] [1] Truth is depicted pointing at a cartouche reading "antonio maura igualó con la vida el pensamiento" ("Antonio Maura equaled thought with [his] life"), [4] [3] adapted from a verse from Andrés Fernández de Andrada's Epístola moral a Fabio. [5]
The monument was unveiled at its location in the Plaça del Mercat on 13 December 1929, [6] on occasion of the 4th anniversary of the death of Maura. The statue was toppled and damaged on 11 November 2014 by the fall of a nearby ficus. [6] After undergoing a restoration process, the statue returned to the Plaça del Mercat a year later. [6]
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