The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 23, 2025
The Barcelona hostages: after 36 hours of tension, the Spanish police attacked the Central Bank of Barcelona where an extremist commando was keeping a hundred persons hostage. Most of the terrorists, who were calling for the liberation of those who took part in the unsuccessful Putsch in the Cortes, surrendered after a relatively long exchange of shooting. All of the hostages were released, but several were wounded. The man seen from the back is a hostage who served as a negotiator during the 30 hours the act of terrorism lasted. In front of, and behind him: two of the terrorists
1981
Location: Not on view
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.498