The Fundación Carolina (Spain) has released its call for scholarship applications, 2015-2016, in a variety of fields including “artes, humanidades, y comunicación”. Applications are not limited to individuals in Spanish-speaking countries; the Fundación Carolina invites applications from Brazilian scholars, too. The range of support appears to extend, for example, to students working on doctoral degrees as wellContinue reading “Fundación Carolina: Call for scholarship applications, 2015-2016”
Category Archives: Spain
Exhibition: Dibujos españoles en la Hamburger Kunsthalle, Prado, Madrid
Spanish Drawings from the Hamburger Kunsthalle: Cano, Murillo and Goya, Museo del Prado, 30 October 2014 – 8 February 2015. Previously on display as The Grand Gesture: Drawings from Murillo to Goya from the Hamburger Kunsthalle, at the Meadows Museum, Dallas, this exhibition has moved to the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. A significant percentage of the collection,Continue reading “Exhibition: Dibujos españoles en la Hamburger Kunsthalle, Prado, Madrid”
New book: The Archaeology of Medieval Spain 1100-1500
The Archaeology of Medieval Spain 1100-1500, edited by Magdalena Valor and Avelino Gutiérrez (Sheffield: Equinox Publishing, 2014) ISBN 9781845531737. This book is the first attempt to make sense of the new data for the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, a period when Spain was the hinge or fulcrum between Christianity and Islam, and that sawContinue reading “New book: The Archaeology of Medieval Spain 1100-1500”
Magistri Cataloniae, Barcelona, 7-8 November 2014
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I simposi Magistri Cataloniae: artista anònim, artista amb signatura: Identitat, estatus i rol de l’artista en l’art medieval. (Part of the research project Artistas, patronos y público: Cataluña y el Mediterráneo: Siglos XI-XV.) Barcelona, Departament d’Art i de Musicologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 7-8 November 2014. Programme Registration is now open.
Hispanic Visual Culture Essay Prize: Deadline 15th February
***Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal: Call for Submissions. Deadline 15th February*** To encourage emerging scholars, ARTES (the Iberian and Latin American Visual Culture Group) awards an annual essay medal to the author of the best essay on the art, architecture or visual culture of the Hispanic world. The winner is also awarded a cash prizeContinue reading “Hispanic Visual Culture Essay Prize: Deadline 15th February”
Medieval Hispanic Research Seminar, London, 2014-2015
Medieval Hispanic Research Seminar, Queen Mary, University of London, Programme for 2014-2015. The Research Seminar meets on Fridays at 3pm in room 1.36 of the Arts One Building, Mile End Campus. Papers last 45 minutes and are preceded by tea in The Gallery and followed by discussion. Semester 1 Friday 21st November 2014 Kati Ihnat,Continue reading “Medieval Hispanic Research Seminar, London, 2014-2015”
Spanish Art Symposium – Auckland Castle, The Bowes Museum & Durham University – Thursday 23 October to Saturday 25 October 2014
A symposium on Spanish Art will take place from 23-25 October in Co Durham, highlighting collections in the area and launching a book on treasures of Spanish Art in Country Durham. The three-day event will include exclusive access to view Zurbarán’s Jacob and his Twelve Sons and a conference dinner at Auckland Castle. Below is a provisionalContinue reading “Spanish Art Symposium – Auckland Castle, The Bowes Museum & Durham University – Thursday 23 October to Saturday 25 October 2014”
The Fitzwilliam Museum in fundraising drive to acquire a Mater Dolorosa by Pedro de Mena
A sculpture by Pedro de Mena (b. Granada 1628 – d. Malaga 1688) of the Mater Dolorosa or Virgin of Sorrows has gone on display at The Fitzwilliam in Cambridge in a drive to help publicise the Museum’s funding-raising appeal for the acquisition of the work. Tim Knox Director of the Museum, who has kindly entertainedContinue reading “The Fitzwilliam Museum in fundraising drive to acquire a Mater Dolorosa by Pedro de Mena”
ARTES Malta visit: Wed 5 November – Mon 10 November 2014
ARTES is visiting Malta from 5-10 November 2014. This visit is being organised by Marjorie Trusted of the V&A (ARTES Hon Vice-President) and Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci of the University of Malta (ARTES member). The programme is detailed below and includes a symposium on Spanish Baroque Art in Malta being hosted by the Spanish Embassy. ARTES VisitContinue reading “ARTES Malta visit: Wed 5 November – Mon 10 November 2014”
Sevilla – Simposio internacional sobre El joven Velázquez 15-17 octubre de 2014
Un simposio internacional sobre El joven Velázquez tendrá lugar en el Instituto de la Cultura y las Artes de Sevilla (ICAS), del 15 al 17 de octubre de 2014, bajo la dirección científica y coordinación de Benito Navarrete Prieto Universidad de Alcalá contacto: Francesca Ortiz fortiz.cultura@sevilla.org PROGRAMA 15 de octubre (tarde) 17:00 Presentación del simposio a cargo de JuanContinue reading “Sevilla – Simposio internacional sobre El joven Velázquez 15-17 octubre de 2014”
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