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Lecture, 6pm, 18 January 2016. Architectural Practice in Spain, 1370-1450: Drawings, Documents & Historiography

The Coll & Cortés Medieval Spain Seminar in the Research Forum South Room in the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. By Dr Encarna Montero, University of Valencia 6-7pm, Monday 18th January, followed by a drinks reception. Free attendance, open to all A significant number of sources for the study of architectural practise survive from medievalContinue reading “Lecture, 6pm, 18 January 2016. Architectural Practice in Spain, 1370-1450: Drawings, Documents & Historiography”

British Spanish Society Christmas Party! *THURSDAY 10th DECEMBER* 7-9pm @ Instituto Cervantes

British Spanish Society Christmas Party! *THURSDAY 10th DECEMBER* 7-9pm @ Instituto Cervantes

Conference – Romanesque Art: Saints, Shrines and Pilgrimage – 4-6 April 2016 – Oxford

The British Archeological Society Conference 4-6 April 2016, Rewley House, Oxford Romanesque Art: Saints, Shrines and Pilgrimage A Three-Day International Conference concerned with the material culture of sanctity to be held in Oxford. There will also be an opportunity to stay on for a further two days of visits The British Archaeological Association will holdContinue reading “Conference – Romanesque Art: Saints, Shrines and Pilgrimage – 4-6 April 2016 – Oxford”

Film screening: The Apocalyptic Visions of Heaven and Hell which Shaped Medieval Art

Film Screening, followed by Q&A: The Apocalyptic Visions of Heaven and Hell which Shaped Medieval Art Monday 12 October 2015 – 6:00 pm   Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN, UK, WC2R 0RN. Further information: 2015.10.12_Beatus film screening  

Golden Age of Neapolitan Painting (Montpellier, Musée Fabre)

The Golden Age of Neapolitan Painting From Ribera to Giordano Exhibition, Musée Fabre, Montpellier 20 June to 11 October 2015 A national loan exhibition exploring 17th-century Neapolitan painting displaying about ten works by Ribera, including his Portrait of a Club-footed Boy, shown alongside work by his Neapolitan contemporaries.

SelgasCano, Serpentine Pavilion 2015 (London: 25 June – 18 October 2015)

SelgasCano has designed the 2015 Serpentine Gallery Pavillion Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens/Hyde Park, London Open to visitors until 18 October 2015. The Spanish architectural practice SelgasCano unveiled the 2015 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion on the lawns outside the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park on 25 June. It has been designed as multifunctional reception and café spaceContinue reading “SelgasCano, Serpentine Pavilion 2015 (London: 25 June – 18 October 2015)”

CFP: Framing the Renaissance in the 21st Century: Renaissance Society of America, Boston 2016

62nd Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America Boston, 31 March–2 April 2016 Park Plaza Hotel and Hynes Convention Center Call for Papers: Framing the Renaissance in the 21st Century (Deadline: June 5, 2015) Claire Farago’s 1995 edited volume, Reframing the Renaissance, has had a tremendous impact on the field of early modern artContinue reading “CFP: Framing the Renaissance in the 21st Century: Renaissance Society of America, Boston 2016”

SKIN: A ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM ON HISPANIC ARTS AND CULTURES. Friday, 22nd May 2015

SKIN: A ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM ON HISPANIC ARTS AND CULTURES Institute of Advanced Study, Palace Green, Durham  Friday, 22 May 2015 To register for the event, please email the organizer (a.m.beresford@durham.ac.uk) indicating if you have any special dietary requirements. There is no registration fee, but all participants will be asked to complete a short impactContinue reading “SKIN: A ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM ON HISPANIC ARTS AND CULTURES. Friday, 22nd May 2015”

Scholarship report from Costanza Beltrami, winner of a 2014 Artes Coll & Cortes Travel Scholarship

Thanks to the ARTES-Coll & Cortés Travel Scholarship, I travelled to Spain in June to visit buildings designed by the fifteenth-century French master mason Juan Guas. During a previous trip, I visited the monastery of San Juan de Los Reyes in Toledo. Designed by Guas, this monastery is a royal foundation established to celebrate theContinue reading “Scholarship report from Costanza Beltrami, winner of a 2014 Artes Coll & Cortes Travel Scholarship”