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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tenerife

Calle Ruiz de Padrón 12
(Círculo de Amistad XII de Enero)

Figuras alegóricas

Allegorical Figures

Eduardo Tarquis & Teodomiro Robayna
1908-1924

Santa Cruz de Tenerife / Figuras alegóricas

Description

Sculpture group on top of the gable of the building of the Circulo de Amistad XII de Enero. The group includes a standing winged figure, flanked by two seated figures representing Fame (with two flutes) and History (with a scroll). The gable is flanked by two griffins. On the front of the side-wings are caryatides.

The building was designed in 1904 by the architect Mariano Estanga. Its construction was completed in 1911 and is an example of Second Empire architecture in the Canary Islands. It presents an eclectic style and has sculptures made by Eduardo Tarquis and Teodomiro Robayna.

Concerning the date of the sculptural work, the three sources mentioned below do not agree with each other.

Sculptors

Teodomiro Robayna Marrero (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1864 - 1925), Spanish painter (Biography).
Eduardo Tarquis Rodríguez (Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1882 - id. 1948), painter and sculptor (Biography).

Sources & Information

Gobierno de Canarias, Círculo de la Amistad XII de Enero.
Santidarias, Edificio del Círculo de la Amistad XII de Enero.
Tertulia Amigos del 25 Julio, 150 aniversario del Cí';rculo de Amistad XII de Enero de Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Locatie (N 28°28'7" - W 16°14'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca609; Photograph: 1 February 2020
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