Mathematical Iconography in Gaudi’s Cosmos

Year: 2009 Authors: Stephen Luecking

Core claim

Gaudi structured Cosmos around stellated Platonic solids, drawing on Kepler’s Harmonices Mundi to fuse geometry with cosmographic symbolism.

Topics

Platonic solids, cosmography, stellation, symbolism

Domains

polyhedra, duality, stellation, geometry, sculpture, architecture, symbolist imagery, religious art

Methods

formal visual analysis, iconographic interpretation, historical comparison, geometric mapping

Media

ferro-concrete, sculpture, garden ornament

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