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On 6 July Mr Jorge Cabrera, Deputy Ambassador of the Embassy of Spain in London, and Prof. Claudia Hopkins, Chair of ARTES, awarded the Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal to Natalia Muñoz-Rojas for her essay ‘Morisco Patronage and the Granada Venegas Chapel in the Former Cathedral-mosque of Granada’.  Natalia is a PhD candidate at The CourtauldContinue reading “Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal”

In-person lecture at  the Instituto Cervantes, London:  ARTES member Dr Paula Fayos Pérez will discuss “Francisco de Goya’s Influence on 19th-century French Art and Literature”.  Q&A chaired by Dr Manuela B. Mena Marqués  For further details and to register for this event, please visit : 

National Gallery, London, 3 July 2026 Pigott Theatre, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, doors open at 9:45 am. This conference brings together leading international scholars to explore work of the Spanish-Portuguese artist Josefa de Óbidos from multiple perspectives: touching on artistic exchange in Iberia, female artists working during the seventeenth century and Portugal’s global material culture.Continue reading “CONFERENCE: JOSEFA DE ÓBIDOS: PAINTER OF THE PORTUGUESE BAROQUE”

We are pleased to invite ARTES members to this year’s ARTES Annual General Meeting on 6 July 2026, in the afternoon, at the National Gallery. The AGM will be followed by the Nigel Glendinning Lecture in the evening, which has been organised with generous support from the Instituto Cervantes at the National Gallery. Please see the full programme below and details how to register forContinue reading “AGM and Nigel Glendinning Lecture.”

A group of ARTES members had a wonderful time in Madrid, exploring four exhibitions over two days! The trip began with an informal meeting on Thursday evening at the contemporary Galería Valverde, followed by tapas. The next morning, we visited the Anders Zorn (1860-1920) exhibition at Fundación Mapfre, where the curator, Casilda Ybarra provided fascinating insights into Zorn andContinue reading “ARTES TRIP TO MADRID, 19-21 FEBRUARY 2026”

On 3 February at 18:00 UK time, ARTES will hold the next seminar series in collaboration with the Zurbarán Centre. Dr Martin Sorowka will deliver his talk entitled, ‘Artistry, Artifice and Accuracy in British Artists’ Drawings of Seville’. Please email artesiberia@gmail.com for a link to join. For more about this publication please visit the link below:-Continue reading ” ‘Artistry, Artifice and Accuracy in British Artists’ Drawings of Seville’ with Dr Martin Sorowka “

Prof. Andrew Beresford (Durham University),  Thursday, 22 January 2026, 5.15 PM GMT   Eventbrite Registration Link In this talk, Prof. Andrew Beresford will be discussing part of a book project on the Iberian reception of the legends of transgender saints. It focuses on visual and textual representations of St Eugenia, who, according to legend, lived as a monk (Eugenius) until an accusationContinue reading “Online Lecture; ‘Trans Identities in Early Iberian Art: The Legend of St Eugenia’. “

An opportunity for PhD, post-doctoral or early career researchers who need to travel, perhaps in the UK or Europe, for studies of European drawings produced before 1900. The deadline for applying for the bursaries is 1st Feb 2026. Please see the link below: https://mailchi.mp/burlington/netherlandish-prize-9168184?e=66a463be93