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Portrait of physicist Albert Einstein with Josep Puig i Cadafalch

Date
1923
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Imatge fixa
Reference code
ANC1-737-N-3816
Link to the online document
Description

The portrait of Albert Einstein with Josep Puig i Cadafalch, made during the physicist’s visit to Barcelona in 1923, symbolizes the intersection between science, culture and politics in a Catalonia open to the world. This meeting between the most influential scientist of the 20th century and the president of the Commonwealth reflects Catalonia’s will to connect with the international scientific community and to place itself on the European intellectual map. The document visualizes an era of great cultural and scientific effervescence, and reinforces the image of a modern Catalan society, cultured and committed to progress. It is part of the themes of international relations and culture, and shows how science is also part of the documentary heritage and European construction.