January 2014 – ARTES

Export block for Alonso Sánchez Coello’s Portrait of Don Diego, son of King Philip II of Spain (1577)

07 January 2014 A portrait of Prince Don Diego (1575 – 1582), who died at the age of seven and was the son of King Philip II of Spain, has had a temporary export bar placed on it to provide a last chance to keep it in the UK. Unless a matching offer of £4,250,000Continue reading “Export block for Alonso Sánchez Coello’s Portrait of Don Diego, son of King Philip II of Spain (1577)”

Michael Jacobs, 1952-2014

The Hispanic world has lost one of its greats. Michael Jacobs, who died from cancer on 9 January 2014 aged 61, was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable writer with an endearing personality, in the tradition of George Borrow, Richard Ford and Gerald Brenan. Michael had an extraordinary ability to connect, and both his art historical andContinue reading “Michael Jacobs, 1952-2014”

Nigel Glendinning Memorial Lecture – Joaquín Sorolla: his life, his legacy and his London experience

At 6.30 pm on Thursday 27 March, 2014, Almudena Hernández de la Torre of the Sorolla Museum, Madrid, will give the annual Nigel Glendinning Memorial Lecture at the Instituto Cervantes, 102 Eaton Sq, London SW1W 9AN Her lecture is entitled Joaquín Sorolla: his life, his legacy and his London experience Entry is open to all and freeContinue reading “Nigel Glendinning Memorial Lecture – Joaquín Sorolla: his life, his legacy and his London experience”

The Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal: Call for Submissions, deadline 31 January 2023

To encourage emerging scholars that are based in the UK, ARTES, in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain, awards an annual essay medal to the author of the best art-historical essay or study on a Spanish theme, which must be submitted in competition and judged by a reading Sub-Committee. The medal is named after Juan Facundo RiañoContinue reading “The Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal: Call for Submissions, deadline 31 January 2023”

2014 Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal Prizegiving Ceremony

ARTES is delighted to announce that the 2014 Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal has been won by Lesley Thornton-Cronin, a first year PhD student at Glasgow University, for her essay ‘Image-Making by Means of Metaphoric Transposition in the Work of Joan Miró’. The runner-up prize is awarded to Maria Teresa Chicote Pompanin, a masters student at the WarburgContinue reading “2014 Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal Prizegiving Ceremony”

ARTES CEEH Scholarships for PhD or post-doc students to visit the UK to research Spanish visual culture before 1900

Thanks to the generosity of CEEH (Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica), ARTES awards a £3000 scholarship for PhD students or post-doctoral scholars who wish to conduct research in the UK, and who are working on any aspect of Spanish visual culture before 1900. Doctoral students or those who received their doctorate less than four yearsContinue reading “ARTES CEEH Scholarships for PhD or post-doc students to visit the UK to research Spanish visual culture before 1900”

ARTES visit to Madrid, 28-29 January 2014

We have been kindly invited by Deputy Director of the Prado and ARTES member Gabriele Finaldi to visit the current exhibition in Madrid on Velázquez and the Family of Philip IV. Javier Portús, Chief Curator of Spanish Painting and Curator of the exhibition will kindly take us on a private tour on Tuesday 28th JanuaryContinue reading “ARTES visit to Madrid, 28-29 January 2014”

ARTES CEEH PhD Scholarships for students at a UK University

Thanks to the generous support of CEEH (Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica), ARTES awards one £3,000 scholarship each year for students registered for a full- or part-time doctoral degree at a UK university who are working on any aspect of Spanish visual culture before 1900. The scholarship is intended to contribute towards the costs ofContinue reading “ARTES CEEH PhD Scholarships for students at a UK University”

Artes visit to Beyond El Dorado at the British Museum

We are pleased to announce a private Artes visit to the British Museum’s Beyond El Dorado exhibition on Thursday 20 February 2014. We shall be meeting at 8.20 am for a 8.30 am at the main front gates (the museum is not open to the public at this time). Curator Elisenda Vila Llonch has kindly agreed to give us anContinue reading “Artes visit to Beyond El Dorado at the British Museum”

Artes CEEH Travel Scholarships

Thanks to the generous support of CEEH (Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica), ARTES awards a number of travel scholarships to final year undergraduates and postgraduate students registered for a full or part-time degree course at a UK university who are working on any aspect of Spanish visual culture before 1900. The deadline for all applicationsContinue reading “Artes CEEH Travel Scholarships”