Camino de rosas 

Santiago Rusiñol painted this evocative scene, Camino de rosas, with oil on canvas. The rose-lined path invites us into a private world, typical of Rusiñol, who often depicted gardens as spaces of refuge and contemplation. Painted during the late 19th and early 20th century, Rusiñol's work intersects with the rise of Modernism in Catalonia, a period marked by a search for cultural identity. His focus on gardens, however, seems to exist in tension with the industrial progress of the time, offering a retreat from the rapid changes happening in Barcelona and the rest of Spain. To understand this painting better, we can dig into the history of gardens as social spaces and how they reflect the values of the owning class. Old photographs, garden plans, and literature of the period could help us to reflect on the cultural significance of roses and the symbolism attached to gardens during this time.