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

13:00 – 14:30   Opportunity to visit the drawings by Murillo and other Spanish masters in the Courtauld Prints and Drawings Study Room 14:30   Welcome 14:35 – 15:05   Manuela Mena Marqués, Senior Curator of 18th Century Painting and Goya, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid: “Murillo the Draughtsman” 15:05 – 15:35   Xanthe Brooke, Curator of Continental European Art,Continue reading “ARTES Symposium: Murillo in perspective, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 15 May 2018”

Symposium: ‘Collecting Murillo in Britain and Ireland,’ The Wallace Collection, London, 14 May 2018

  ‘Oh wonderful Spain. Think of this romantic land covered in Moorish ruins and full of Murillos’ Benjamin Disraeli’s 1830 letter attests to the prominence of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo in the minds British travellers and collectors. In celebration of the 400thanniversary of Murillo’s birth, the Wallace Collection, in collaboration with the Centro de Estudios EuropaContinue reading “Symposium: ‘Collecting Murillo in Britain and Ireland,’ The Wallace Collection, London, 14 May 2018”

Conference: Collecting Spain: Spanish decorative arts in Britain and Spain, V&A, London, 8th–9th June 2018

Spanish art has been collected in the UK since the 17th century. This conference will explore collecting practices, attitudes to and perceptions of Spanish decorative arts in Britain and Spain, and how these attitudes influenced the development of museums and museum collections in both countries. The case studies will be drawn from the V&A andContinue reading “Conference: Collecting Spain: Spanish decorative arts in Britain and Spain, V&A, London, 8th–9th June 2018”

Call for Posters: Collecting Spain: Spanish Decorative Arts in Britain and Spain, V&A, London, 8th and 9th June 2018

  Call for posters On 8th and 9th June 2018, the Victoria and Albert Museum is hosting a conference with the aim of studying the collecting history and practices in the Spanish Decorative Arts in Britain and in Spain, from 1850 to the mid-20th century. Research on collectors, art dealers, type of collections, and the development of theContinue reading “Call for Posters: Collecting Spain: Spanish Decorative Arts in Britain and Spain, V&A, London, 8th and 9th June 2018”

New Publication: Almudena Pérez de Tudela Gabaldón, ‘Los inventarios de Doña Juana de Austria, Princesa de Portugal (1535–1573)

Almudena Pérez de Tudela Gabaldón Los inventarios de Doña Juana de Austria, Princesa de Portugal (1535–1573)  2018 Universidad de Jaén ISBN: 978-84-9159-094-1 35   La princesa Juana de Austria fue una de las coleccionistas y mecenas más importantes en la España de la segunda mitad del siglo XVI. Sin embargo, su figura ha quedado eclipsada por la deContinue reading “New Publication: Almudena Pérez de Tudela Gabaldón, ‘Los inventarios de Doña Juana de Austria, Princesa de Portugal (1535–1573)”

Conference: Wider Worlds: Art and Audience under the Spanish Crown, The Frick Collection, New York, 5 April 2018

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Conference: Artistic Trade between Spain and its Viceroyalties from 1500 to 1800, King’s College, Cambridge, 22 June 2018

This is the first conference in the United Kingdom devoted to artistic trade between Spain and its viceroyalties. Referring to Cambridge’s Spanish and colonial art collections and with the indispensable support of the Nigel Glendinning studentship for Spanish studies, this conference brings together scholars specialized in the art from the Spanish Viceroyalties. The speakers willContinue reading “Conference: Artistic Trade between Spain and its Viceroyalties from 1500 to 1800, King’s College, Cambridge, 22 June 2018”

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

13:00 – 14:30   Opportunity to visit the drawings by Murillo and other Spanish masters in the Courtauld Prints and Drawings Study Room 14:30   Welcome 14:35 – 15:05   Manuela Mena Marqués, Senior Curator of 18th Century Painting and Goya, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid: “Murillo the Draughtsman” 15:05 – 15:35   Xanthe Brooke, Curator of Continental European Art,Continue reading “ARTES Symposium: Murillo in perspective, The Courtauld Insitute of Art, 15 May 2018”

Job: Curatorial Fellow in Spanish Paintings, The National Gallery, London

Department: Curatorial   Salary: £26,126 – £32,734 Type: Fixed Term Full-Time Closing date: 25 April 2018 Interview date:16th May 2018 Job ref:1608 This is a new curatorial position at The National Gallery generously supported by Centro de Estudios Europa Hispanica (CEEH). This post is a 22 month traineeship for a candidate with a scholarly background in European paintings andContinue reading “Job: Curatorial Fellow in Spanish Paintings, The National Gallery, London”