Focus on this artwork and discuss the Other Versions.
The subject matter of the siege of Girona has been treated by several artists on several occasions and various versions of the theme exist;In the Museum of Art Girona The Siege of Girona 1809, or Study for the Great Day of Girona (1860) exists, which is a reduced version of the painting (47 x 84.5 cm), painted and signed by Martí Alsina.
César Álvarez Dumont (Portugal 1866 – Malaga 1945), the artist painted his own version of the siege in 1890. The piece has the same title as Martí Alsina’s work, The Great Day of Girona, and is currently in the collection of the Prado, Madrid.
Laureà Barrau painted the Surrender of Girona, 1809 (Rome, 1884), which is currently part of a private collection in Girona.
Siege of Girona Girona