Joan Brull i Vinyoles: A Catalan Visionary of Symbolism Born in Barcelona in 1863, Joan Brull i Vinyoles emerged as a pivotal figure within the vibrant and often turbulent artistic landscape of late 19th-century Catalonia. His life coincided with a period of intense cultural ferment, marked by burgeoning Catalan nationalism and a growing interest in Symbolism – an aesthetic movement that sought to express inner emotions and ideas thro…