mit j ana , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Gran ▁Via ▁amb ▁Roger ▁de ▁L l ú ria ; ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁had ▁originally ▁made ▁a ▁n aked ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁god dess ▁of ▁hunting ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁but ▁when ▁commission ed ▁for ▁the ▁f ount ain ▁required ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁covered ▁with ▁a ▁ro be . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Par c ▁de ▁la ▁Ci ut ad ella ▁- in ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁ancient ▁sculpt ure ▁cour ty ard ▁ar mes - ▁Gr ief ▁ ▁of ▁Jose ▁Lim on , ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁an ▁elli pt ical ▁p ond ▁located ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁military ▁ar sen al ▁today ▁hosts ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Catal onia . ▁The ▁work , ▁originally ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁figure ▁lying ▁half - nak ed ▁woman , ▁his ▁head ▁between ▁his ▁arms , ▁in ▁an ▁attitude ▁of ▁desp air , ▁as ▁its ▁title ▁indicates . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁Muse u ▁Nacional ▁d ' Art ▁de ▁Catalunya ▁( M N AC ), ▁and ▁instead ▁they ▁placed ▁a ▁copy . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁were ▁opened ▁several ▁other ▁monuments ▁dedicated ▁to ▁characters : ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁ere cted ▁the ▁ ▁Monument ▁to ▁the ▁actor ▁Is cle ▁Sol er , ▁ ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁P au ▁G arg allo , ▁in ▁the ▁Pla