PhD scholarship at The Courtauld Institute, London, sponsored by CEEH

Applications are invited for a fully funded doctoral scholarship in Spanish art-historical studies, commencing at The Courtauld Institute in London in the academic year 2019/20. The scholarship has been created through the generosity of CEEH (Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica), in association with ARTES The Courtauld Institute is one of the world’s leading centres forContinue reading “PhD scholarship at The Courtauld Institute, London, sponsored by CEEH”

El Siglo de Oro (Berlin)

El Siglo de Oro. The Age of Velázquez Gemäldegalerie, Berlin 01 July 2016 to 30 October 2016 This summer in Berlin, a major exhibition showcasing 17th century Spanish painting and sculpture in all its fascinating variety goes on show outside of Spain for the first time. El Siglo de Oro: The Age of Velázquez comprisesContinue reading “El Siglo de Oro (Berlin)”

Ramon Casas in Barcelona

Ramon Casas and the shadow puppets at Els Quatre Gats. Bohemia and the popular imaginary Barcelona, Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) 30 June – 20 October 2016 (http://www.museunacional.cat/en/ramon-casas-and-shadow-puppets-els-quatre-gats-bohemia-and-popular-imaginary) The collection of Ramon Casas’s works held by MNAC has recently been enriched with the acquisition of an unusual group of 12 ‘Chinese shadow’ drawings orContinue reading “Ramon Casas in Barcelona”

Symposium – One Hundred Years of Cultural Transfer: Barcelona 1888-1992 – 24-25 Nov 2016 – Barcelona

International Symposium One Hundred Years of Cultural Transfer: Barcelona 1888-1992 24-25 November 2016 Departament d’Humanitats-Institut de Cultura Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona The advent of Barcelona as a modern, cosmopolitan, innovative metropolis, open to the world, is punctuated by two founding events: the Universal Exhibition of 1888 and, a century on, the Olympic Games of 1992. Both are key momentsContinue reading “Symposium – One Hundred Years of Cultural Transfer: Barcelona 1888-1992 – 24-25 Nov 2016 – Barcelona”

Centro de Arte y Comunicación (CAyC)

This post was written by Melanie Lenz, the V&A’s Curator of Digital Art. In this blog entry, posted to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Argentina’s independence, Melanie explores a small but remarkable number of the V&A’s digital artworks made in Argentina in the late 1960s. The V&A’s extensive collection of early digital artworks were primarilyContinue reading “Centro de Arte y Comunicación (CAyC)”

Lecture – Arts & Sciences in Early Islamic Spain – Courtauld Institute – Wed 15 June 2016 – 3.30 pm

The Arts & Science in Early Islamic Spain Get Directions Wednesday 15 June 2016 – 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Research Forum Seminar Room, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN Speakers include Dr Glaire D. Anderson: University of North Carolina Organised by Dr Sussan Babaie: The Courtauld Institute of ArtContinue reading “Lecture – Arts & Sciences in Early Islamic Spain – Courtauld Institute – Wed 15 June 2016 – 3.30 pm”

El País Article – ARTES member Jesusa Vega discusses the Issue of Deattribution

ARTES member Professor Jesusa Vega and keynote speaker at our Goya Symposium last November writes in El País on the decision by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project (BRCP) to deattribute two paintings in the Prado: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things and The Temptation of St Anthony. La Mesa de los pecados capitales noContinue reading “El País Article – ARTES member Jesusa Vega discusses the Issue of Deattribution”