ARTES Symposium: Murillo in perspective, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 15 May 2018

13:00 – 14:30   13:00 – 14:30   Registration and opportunity to visit the drawings by Murillo and other Spanish masters in the Courtauld Prints and Drawings Study Room (Please note: directions to the Study Room and information on the visit will be provided upon registration) 14:30   Welcome 14:35 – 15:05   Manuela Mena Marqués, SeniorContinue reading “ARTES Symposium: Murillo in perspective, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 15 May 2018”

News: the National Gallery acquires a still life by Juan de Zurbarán

The National Gallery, London, has recently acquired Still Life with Lemons, Lilies, Carnations, Roses and a Lemon Blossom in a Wicker Basket, the first work by Juan de Zurbarán to enter a public collection in the UK. On display at the Gallery since 25 April 2018, the work was painted in about 1643–49 by the son ofContinue reading “News: the National Gallery acquires a still life by Juan de Zurbarán”

CFP: Maius Workshop Meeting: ‘Imagining Spain and Latin America Abroad’

Short, informal papers are invited for the next meeting of The Maius Workshop, a community of graduate students and early career researchers working on Iberian and Latin American arts, histories and cultures. For more information about the group, please visit their website. The meeting will take place in the Research Forum, The Courtauld Institute, London WC2R 0RN on JuneContinue reading “CFP: Maius Workshop Meeting: ‘Imagining Spain and Latin America Abroad’”

ARTES Symposium: Murillo in perspective, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 15 May 2018

13:00 – 14:30   13:00 – 14:30   Registration and opportunity to visit the drawings by Murillo and other Spanish masters in the Courtauld Prints and Drawings Study Room (Please note: directions to the Study Room and information on the visit will be provided upon registration) 14:30   Welcome 14:35 – 15:05   Manuela Mena Marqués, SeniorContinue reading “ARTES Symposium: Murillo in perspective, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 15 May 2018”

ARTES AGM in Oxford, Thursday 14 June, 2018

10:00 Campion Hall, Brewer St, Oxford OX1 1QS — http://www.campion.ox.ac.uk Established in 1896, Campion Hall holds extensive collections, including in the areas of Iberian & Latin American art. Visit Led by Professor Peter Davidson, Senior Research Fellow & Archivist ***Attendees are asked to arrive punctually, as late arrivals may be difficult to  accommodate*** 12:00 Taylor Institution St.Continue reading “ARTES AGM in Oxford, Thursday 14 June, 2018”

Fellowship: Rosaria Cigliano Fellowships at the Fondazione 1563

  The Fondazione 1563 per l’Arte e la Cultura of the Compagnia di San Paolo launches a competition for 5 Fellowships on the Age and the Culture of Baroque, part of the Rosaria Cigliano Fellowships Program.Disci   Research proposals for the 2018 call will need to pertain to the following theme: ‘Landscape and nature (1680-1750).’Continue reading “Fellowship: Rosaria Cigliano Fellowships at the Fondazione 1563”

ARTES AGM in Oxford, Thursday 14 June, 2018

10:00 Campion Hall, Brewer St, Oxford OX1 1QS — http://www.campion.ox.ac.uk Established in 1896, Campion Hall holds extensive collections, including in the areas of Iberian & Latin American art. Visit Led by Professor Peter Davidson, Senior Research Fellow & Archivist ***Attendees are asked to arrive punctually, as late arrivals may be difficult to  accommodate*** 12:00 Taylor Institution St.Continue reading “ARTES AGM in Oxford, Thursday 14 June, 2018”

ARTES Symposium: Murillo in perspective, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 15 May 2018

13:00 – 14:30   Registration and opportunity to visit the drawings by Murillo and other Spanish masters in the Courtauld Prints and Drawings Study Room (Please note: directions to the Study Room and information on the visit will be provided upon registration) 14:30   Welcome 14:35 – 15:05   Manuela Mena Marqués, Senior Curator of 18th CenturyContinue reading “ARTES Symposium: Murillo in perspective, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 15 May 2018”

Featured Exhibition: ‘The Art of Diplomacy: Brazilian Modernism Painted for War’

‘‘The Art of Diplomacy: Brazilian Modernism Painted for War,’ on show at the at the Sala Brasil of London’s Brazilian Embassy until 22 June, recreates an exhibition of modern Brazilian painting held at the Royal Academy and seven regional galleries in 1944. The show was part of a concerted politic and cultural effort to cementContinue reading “Featured Exhibition: ‘The Art of Diplomacy: Brazilian Modernism Painted for War’”

Workshop: New Work on Books and Readers in the Spanish Speaking World, The Warburg Institute, London, 20 April 2018

  On 20 April 2018, the Warburg Institute (in conjunction with the Cervantes Institute) will host an event on books and readers in the Spanish-speaking world, with the theme ‘The Book as World, the World as Book’. The day will culminate in a conversation between Alberto Manguel, Director of the National Library of Argentina, andContinue reading “Workshop: New Work on Books and Readers in the Spanish Speaking World, The Warburg Institute, London, 20 April 2018”