Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize: 2015 winners announced

Catherine of AustriaArtes is delighted to announce the winners of the 2015 Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize. First prize is awarded to Rebekah Lee, a PhD student at the University of York, for her essay ‘Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal and the Courtly Portrayal of Middle Age’. The runner up prize goes to Iñigo Basarrate González de Audikana, a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. His essay is entitled ‘The Discovery of Spanish Christian Architecture’. Artes offers its congratulations to the authors for two excellent essays. The prizes were awarded at a special awards ceremony at the Spanish Embassy in London on Thursday 26th March.

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The winners with Mr Fidel López Álvarez, Minister Counsellor for Cultural and Scientific Affairs, and Dr Tom Nickson, Chair of Artes. Photo: http://www.photolorenzohernandez.com

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