The Radiant Legacy of Antoni Maria Fabrés i Costa In the grand tapestry of nineteenth-century art, few threads shine with as much luminous detail and exotic allure as those woven by Antoni Maria Fabrés i Costa. Born in Barcelona in 1854 into a family deeply rooted in artistic tradition—with a father who was a skilled draughtsman and an uncle a master silversmith—Fabrés was destined for a life of creative pursuit. His early years were spent honing the foundational disciplines of drawing and sculpture at the prestigious Escola de la Llotja, yet it was his departure from his native Catalonia th…