Conference: Visual culture and women’s political identity in the early modern Iberian world II, Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at the University of Nottingham, 21-22 September 2017 Following the opening conference devoted to this theme, held at CHAM, in November 2016, this second conference brings together an international group of researchers fromContinue reading “Conference: Visual culture and women’s political identity in the early modern Iberian world II”
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Velázquez at Kingston Lacy: Lecture by Dr Gabriele Finaldi, 21 July
Diego Velázquez, Philip IV hunting Wild Boar (La Tela Real), probably 1632-7, oil on canvas, 182 x 302 cm. The National Gallery, London, inventory no. NG197 A unique landscape by artist Diego Velázquez, painted for King Philip IV of Spain, is on loan from the National Gallery in London for the first time, and isContinue reading “Velázquez at Kingston Lacy: Lecture by Dr Gabriele Finaldi, 21 July”
Conference: III International Seminar on Sacred Heritage, São Paulo, Brasil, 26-29 July 2017
III International Seminar on Sacred Heritage, Monastery of São Bento de São Paulo, Brasil, 26-29 July 2017 This Seminar, the third organised by the Grupo de Pesquisas Barroco Memória Viva do Instituto de Artes of the UNESP and coordinated by Prof. Dr. Percival Tirapeli in collaboration with the Faculdade São Bento, discusses relevant aspects ofContinue reading “Conference: III International Seminar on Sacred Heritage, São Paulo, Brasil, 26-29 July 2017”
Exhibition: Picasso and the Mediterranean, @ Fundación Canal, Madrid
Picasso and the Mediterranean Fundación Canal, Calle Mateo Inurria, Madrid 1 June – 15 August 2017 Free exhibition of 91 works, mainly ceramics and prints, selected from the Picasso Museo Casa Natal in Málaga. About half the exhibition is devoted to the inspiration Picasso drew from bull-fighting and its rituals and includes his series ofContinue reading “Exhibition: Picasso and the Mediterranean, @ Fundación Canal, Madrid”
Prize-Giving Ceremony at the Wallace Collection, 29 June 2017
On Thursday 29 June ARTES celebrated the winners of its annual scholarships and of the Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize with a ceremony held at the Wallace Collection in London. The Collection’s director Xavier Bray and Carmen Brieva Rodriguez from the Cultural Office of the Spanish Embassy joined the celebration. ARTES started offering travel andContinue reading “Prize-Giving Ceremony at the Wallace Collection, 29 June 2017”
Velázquez Portrait of Philip III (Prado)
Velázquez: Portrait of Philip III Museo Nacional del Prado, Room 24 Villanueva Building, Room 24 6 June – 29 October 2017 On display for the first time in the Museum’s galleries is the Portrait of Philip III by Velázquez, a work donated by William B. Jordan to the American Friends of the Prado Museum, which has cededContinue reading “Velázquez Portrait of Philip III (Prado)”
Job: Assistant Curator, Spanish Gallery, Auckland Castle, UK
Auckland Castle Trust is seeking an Assistant Curator to support the Senior Curator: Spanish Art in the delivery of the Spanish Gallery project. Salary: £19,500 to £21,500 Click here to see the full job description Please send a CV and covering letter of no more than 2 sides to recruitment@aucklandcastle.org by July 5 2017
CONFERENCE – Michelangelo & Sebastiano – The National Gallery London – 23 & 24 June 2017
New Publication: Roma Hispánica, by Pablo González Tornel
Pablo González Tornel (Universitat Jaume I, Castellon) Roma Hispánica. Cultura festiva española en la capital del Barroco Madrid: Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica (CEEH), 2017 ISBN 9788415245582 392 pp, 130 colour, pb. 33.66€ + VAT A study of the canonisations, religious festivals, political celebrations and royal funerals commemorated by the Spanish community in Rome fromContinue reading “New Publication: Roma Hispánica, by Pablo González Tornel”
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