The Goddess, Marble sculpture in l'Eixample, Barcelona, Spain

La deessa is a marble sculpture of a female figure with classical proportions and refined lines. The original version is located inside the City Hall vestibule, while a replica stands in Plaça Catalunya.

Josep Clarà made the sculpture in 1909 in Paris as a sketch called Enigma, earning him the title of honorary member of the National des Beaux-Arts. Renamed La Deessa, it won the first sculpture medal at Madrid's 1910 national exhibition and gold at Amsterdam's 1911 international exhibition. Commissioned in 1927 for Plaça Catalunya, it was removed over its nudity but reinstalled the night before the 1929 International Exhibition opened.

The work reflects the Catalan Noucentisme movement through its focus on classical proportions and refined artistic technique. It shows how early 20th-century artists interpreted traditional subjects with a modern sensibility.

The marble original stands in the vestibule of the Casa de la Ciutat, Barcelona's City Hall, on Plaça Sant Jaume; entry follows the building's public-access rules. The outdoor copy on Plaça Catalunya, installed in 1982, can be seen at any hour. A third cast of the plaster model was placed on Plaça Mage in Toulouse in 2018.

The sculpture was temporarily removed due to concerns about its representation, then reinstated for a major international event that put Barcelona in the spotlight. This shows how artistic acceptance shifted during that period.