Claudie Ressort, who died in Paris on 9th February 2021 at the age of eighty-seven, was for many years in charge of Spanish Paintings in the Louvre Museum. During her career spent entirely in that institution, she worked endlessly to defend the cause of Spanish Art and the place it should have in such aContinue reading “Claudie Ressort (1933-2021)”
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The Maius Workshop: Work in Progress Talk, 23rd March 2021, 5pm
This work-in-progress talk will present some new findings on the iconography and provenance of a series of cuttings from a richly illuminated choir book. I argue that the parent manuscript, a Gradual, was probably created in the late fifteenth century for the Observant Hieronymites of San Isidoro del Campo in Santiponce, near Seville. As usedContinue reading “The Maius Workshop: Work in Progress Talk, 23rd March 2021, 5pm”
PhD ‘Zurbarán Scholarship’ for the Study of Spanish Art, Durham University, Deadline 31st March
The Zurbarán Centre for Spanish and Latin American Art at Durham University invites applications for a doctoral scholarship in Spanish art-historical studies, commencing in the academic year 2021/22. The scholarship has been created thanks to the generous support of the CEEH (Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica) in association with ARTES and The Auckland Project. ItContinue reading “PhD ‘Zurbarán Scholarship’ for the Study of Spanish Art, Durham University, Deadline 31st March”
NIGEL GLENDINNING LECTURE: Jesús Escobar (Northwestern University), “All Roads Lead to the Plaza de Palacio: Architecture and Ceremony in Habsburg Madrid”, 17 March, 6-7pm, via Zoom
An annual event in honour of the great Hispanist Nigel Glendinning, organised by ARTES and the Instituto Cervantes. Part of the twelve-part seminar series hosted by ARTES and the Zurbarán Centre at Durham University. 17th March 2021, 18:00 to 19:00 Used by people of all classes and fronted by the architectural seat of imperial government,Continue reading “NIGEL GLENDINNING LECTURE: Jesús Escobar (Northwestern University), “All Roads Lead to the Plaza de Palacio: Architecture and Ceremony in Habsburg Madrid”, 17 March, 6-7pm, via Zoom”
REMINDER: Two Day Online Conference – Velázquez and the Spanish Prince: Baltasar Carlos in the Riding School, Starting TOMORROW
Date: Thursday 4 and Friday 5 March 2021Times: 15.00-18.00 each dayLocation: Zoom (online) Drawing together an international panel of eminent scholars working on the Spanish Habsburg Court and Spanish art, this two-session conference focuses on one of the best-loved paintings at the Wallace Collection, Prince Baltasar Carlos in the Riding School. Please click here for more information, including the fullContinue reading “REMINDER: Two Day Online Conference – Velázquez and the Spanish Prince: Baltasar Carlos in the Riding School, Starting TOMORROW”
TONIGHT: Jonathan Ruffer (The Auckland Project), ‘Juan Bautista Maíno – A Great Artist At The Spanish Gallery, Bishop Auckland’, ARTES and Zurbarán Centre Seminar Series, 6-7pm
Booking is essential. Email Zurbaran.centre@durham.ac.uk to register and to receive a zoom link. More information: http://www.dur.ac.uk/zurbaran/news-events/events
Exhibition ‘Funk Fiction’ at Casa de las Conchas, Spain: VIRTUAL TOUR, SEMINAR (24 Feb), and WORKSHOP (25 Feb)
Take a VIRTUAL TOUR of ‘Funk Fiction’, a video Installation by Brazilian Artist Henrique Fagundes, showing at the Casa de las Conchas Palace in Salamanca, Spain. VIRTUAL TOUR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITLG4M4bXpw&feature=youtu.be FUNK FICTION CHANNEL 1-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYieAQjSpdQ&t=233s To learn more about Henrique Fagundes’ art practice and its relationship to the broader context of Brazilian art join the following didactic initiatives: SEMINAR (in Spanish) ‘Not Only Carnival:Continue reading “Exhibition ‘Funk Fiction’ at Casa de las Conchas, Spain: VIRTUAL TOUR, SEMINAR (24 Feb), and WORKSHOP (25 Feb)”
CANCELLED : 6.00 PM ARTES/ Zurbarán Centre seminar – Roberto Conduru : Magic, crime and art in early 20th century Afro-Brazilian religions (17/2/21)
Unfortunately tonight’s seminar by Professor Roberto Conduru is cancelled due to the power cuts in Dallas where the speaker is based. We hope to re-schedule the seminar at a later date. We will post updates here on the ARTES site when we have more information.
ONLINE TALK AT THE WALLACE COLLECTION – Meet the Expert: Velázquez or Mazo? Philip IV Court Painters
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021 Time: 13.00-14.00 GMT Location: Zoom (Online) Speakers: Natalia Muñoz-Rojas (Enrique Harris Frankford Curatorial Assistant, The Wallace Collection) and Patricia Manzano Rodríguez (PhD Candidate, Zurbarán Centre for Spanish and Latin American Art, Durham University) The Wallace Collection has eight paintings attributed to Velázquez and his school. Yet, few of them haveContinue reading “ONLINE TALK AT THE WALLACE COLLECTION – Meet the Expert: Velázquez or Mazo? Philip IV Court Painters”
CEEH Curatorial Fellow in Spanish Paintings at The National Gallery
This post, supported by the CEEH (Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica), is a 22 month traineeship for someone who has a good scholarly art historical background in European paintings and a special interest in Spanish paintings, who wishes to pursue a museum career. The Curatorial Fellow will have the opportunity to be involved in aContinue reading “CEEH Curatorial Fellow in Spanish Paintings at The National Gallery”
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