The following is a tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa by Susan Wilson, an ARTES Trustee, Painter, and Senior Member of The Royal Drawing School. Vargas Llosa, a Peruvian novelist, journalist, and politician, was born on 28th March 1936 and died in Lima on 13th April 2025. As Susan explains Vargas Llosa had a significant influenceContinue reading “Mario Vargas Llosa – a tribute”
Monthly Archives: April 2025
ARTES Nigel Glendinning Lecture 2025
The annual ARTES Nigel Glendinning Lecture of 2025: Problems in Velázquez’s Portraiture will be given in person by Dr. Peter Cherry on 29 May from 6.30pm (BST) at the Instituto Cervantes, 15-19 Devereux Ct, London, WC2R 3JJ. The event will also be live streamed. Tickets for in-person and online attendance can be obtained at the followingContinue reading “ARTES Nigel Glendinning Lecture 2025”
SAVE THE DATE!
We have two very important upcoming ARTES events: First, our annual Glendinning Lecture will take place at 6.30pm on Thursday 29th May at the Instituto Cervantes in London. This year’s speaker will be Emeritus Professor Peter Cherry of Trinity College, Dublin, who will deliver a lecture on ‘Problems in Velázquez’. Peter’s work will be known to manyContinue reading “SAVE THE DATE!”
Symposium – Tracing Jewish Histories: The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Judaica, and Architecture
When: 19 May – 20 May, 2025, 10:00 – 17:00Where: Courtauld Institute of Art – Vernon Square Campus, Lecture Theatre 2Free, Booking essential – To book your ticket, please follow this link Works of art and architecture made by or for Jewish communities in the medieval period are often examined through the lenses of persecutionContinue reading “Symposium – Tracing Jewish Histories: The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Judaica, and Architecture”
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