Talk Description: Among the treasures of the Wallace Collection is a modest but very fine collection of Spanish paintings. They were largely collected by the 4th Marquess of Hertford in the 1830s and 1840s in Paris, when the fashion for collecting Spanish art was at its highest and works by Murillo and Velázquez were muchContinue reading “Online Lecture: Masters of the Spanish Golden Age: Velázquez, Cano and Murillo, Director of the Wallace Collection and expert on Spanish art, Dr Xavier Bray, 26 November, 7-8 pm”
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TOMORROW- Online seminar hosted by the Síncrisis research group (see poster below for details):
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The Maius Workshop Returns! 24th November 2020, 5pm, on Zoom
The Maius Workshop is back virtually for the 2020–21 academic year! Please join us for an informal welcome meeting, which will take place on Tuesday 24th November 2020, at 5:00 p.m. on Zoom. This event is open to anyone interested in Hispanic cultures, widely considered: literature and language, history, geography, art and visual culture, medicalContinue reading “The Maius Workshop Returns! 24th November 2020, 5pm, on Zoom”
Online seminar from the Centre for Iberian and Latin American Visual Studies (CILAVS) in the School of Arts, at Birkbeck University: The destruction of images in the medieval and early modern world: Jews, Muslims, Protestants and Catholics in Iberia, by Professor Borja Franco, 20 November 2020 6-7.30pm
CILAVS warmly invites you to the seminar The destruction of images in the medieval and early modern world: Jews, Muslims, Protestants and Catholics in IberiaProfessor Borja FrancoFriday, 20 November 2020 from 6 to 7.30pm Live Online Book your place now In this paper, Prof Borja Franco presents the main written and visual sources that capturedContinue reading “Online seminar from the Centre for Iberian and Latin American Visual Studies (CILAVS) in the School of Arts, at Birkbeck University: The destruction of images in the medieval and early modern world: Jews, Muslims, Protestants and Catholics in Iberia, by Professor Borja Franco, 20 November 2020 6-7.30pm”
Online Conference: Poetry in paint: Titian’s late mythologies, Organised by the National Gallery, November 3rd, 10th, & 17th
An online conference about the history, context and reception of Titian’s mythological paintings, or ‘poesie’, for Philip II. For more information, including ticket prices, the full programme, and how to register, please click here.
ARTES 20th Anniversary Lecture, ‘Fluttering Draperies and Swooning Saints: The Baroque in Spain and Bavaria’ with Dr Holly Trusted. Recording now available!
A recording of this lecture is now freely available here
ARTES 20th Anniversary Lecture, ‘Fluttering Draperies and Swooning Saints: The Baroque in Spain and Bavaria’ with Dr Holly Trusted. Wednesday 21st October 2020, 5.30pm UK time.
REMINDER: Artemisia Gentileschi Visit to the National Gallery on November 5th
ONLY 2 PLACES STILL AVAILABLE Please contact Susan Wilson at <susanruddwilson@gmail.com> asap if you wish to attend. We are pleased to let ARTES members know that a small visit to Artemisia Gentileschi will take place on Thursday November 5th at 0915. Gentileschi spent some years working in Naples (from 1630- until her death, thought toContinue reading “REMINDER: Artemisia Gentileschi Visit to the National Gallery on November 5th”
‘Hidden Gems’, ICOM-ICDAD virtual conference, 15- 16 October 2020, registration is open
The ICDAD 2020 virtual conference looks at “hidden gem” objects, exploring collections from Asia, Europe, the US, and Mexico. Please click here to register for the conference About this Event Every public decorative arts and design collection has hidden corners and unplumbed depths, and many private collections are difficult for outsiders to access during theContinue reading “‘Hidden Gems’, ICOM-ICDAD virtual conference, 15- 16 October 2020, registration is open”
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