Thanks to the generous support of the ARTES-CEEH Travel Scholarship, I was able to carry out archival research at the Archivo General de Indias (AGI) in Seville, Spain, during the month of August, 2021. I was searching for lists of illustrated books and images that were sent to America before 1615, when Guaman Poma’s illustratedContinue reading “ARTES CEEH Travel Scholarship Report: Yeidy Rosa”
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Call for Applicants: Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize, deadline 30th April 2025
ARTES invite submissions for the Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize for the best art-historical essay on a Hispanic theme. The deadline is 30th April 2025 To encourage emerging scholars that are based in the UK, ARTES, in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain, awards an annual essay medal to the author of the best art-historical essay or study on a Hispanic theme,Continue reading “Call for Applicants: Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize, deadline 30th April 2025”
CFP: ‘Crafting Medieval Spain: the Torrijos ceilings in context,’ session at the 2022 Association for Art History Annual conference, deadline 1 November 2021
This session will explore the legacy of Islamic art in Europe through its medieval ceilings, many of which are dispersed as architectural fragments in contemporary museums. It will focus on the case study of the Torrijos ceilings, four monumental wooden ceilings that were commissioned in the 1490s by a couple close to the Catholic Monarchs,Continue reading “CFP: ‘Crafting Medieval Spain: the Torrijos ceilings in context,’ session at the 2022 Association for Art History Annual conference, deadline 1 November 2021”
ARTES CEEH Travel Scholarship Report: Material Culture of the Arab/Berber Conquest: Excavations at the fortress of Zorita Castle and Surveying the Museums of the thaghr al-awsaṭ, Sarah Slingluff (PhD Candidate, University of Edinburgh)
Covid-19 threw a wrench in so many projects, including my planned trip the summer of 2020 to Zorita Castle and the museums of central Spain. Thanks to the flexibility of the ARTES CEEH Travel Scholarship, I postponed my research to this past summer, and spent the greater part of July 2021 basking in the opportunityContinue reading “ARTES CEEH Travel Scholarship Report: Material Culture of the Arab/Berber Conquest: Excavations at the fortress of Zorita Castle and Surveying the Museums of the thaghr al-awsaṭ, Sarah Slingluff (PhD Candidate, University of Edinburgh)”
Sotheby’s online: Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes, closing 23 September 2021
Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, are presently offering via an on-line sale a selection of Old Master drawings from the collection of the Chilean architect and founder of The Apelles Collection, Carlos Alberto Cruz. Lots begin closing at 2pm BST on September 23rd, 2021. Please follow this link to see the works for sale and forContinue reading “Sotheby’s online: Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes, closing 23 September 2021”
New Publication: Laura Fernández-González, Philip II of Spain and the Architecture of Empire
We are delighted to announce the publication of a new book by ARTES committee member, Laura Fernández-González, Philip II of Spain and the Architecture of Empire (Penn State University Press) From the publisher: Philip II of Spain was a major patron of the arts, best known for his magnificent palace and royal mausoleum at theContinue reading “New Publication: Laura Fernández-González, Philip II of Spain and the Architecture of Empire”
ARTES-CEEH Scholarships 2021
ARTES and CEEH are delighted to announce the winners of the ARTES-CEEH scholarships for 2021, and congratulate all those who have received an award. Details of the awards and their criteria are available on our Awards pages. PhD scholarship (UK) Nausheen Hoosein: £3000. PhD candidate, University of York. Supervisor: Dr Richard McClary Title: From UmayyadContinue reading “ARTES-CEEH Scholarships 2021”
CEEH ARTES Scholarships 2023. Call for applications, deadline 31st January 2023
Thanks to the generous support of CEEH (Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica), ARTES, awards a number of scholarships each year to students working on any aspect of Spanish visual culture before 1900. The deadline for all applications is 31st January each year and the Scholarship Committee usually informs successful applicants by 1st March. Scholarship winners are normally invited toContinue reading “CEEH ARTES Scholarships 2023. Call for applications, deadline 31st January 2023”
A Spanish female artist of the early modern period – ‘Finding Luisa Roldán: A North American road trip’, a blog post by Dr. Cathy Hall-van den Elsen
‘The Spanish sculptor Luisa Roldán (1652–1706) was recognised in her lifetime as an artist of considerable talent. Luisa was born in Seville, the daughter of Pedro Roldán, a prominent sculptor.’ Please click here to read the rest of Dr. Cathy Hall-van den Elsen’s blog post on Art Herstory to find more on Luisa Roldán’s worksContinue reading “A Spanish female artist of the early modern period – ‘Finding Luisa Roldán: A North American road trip’, a blog post by Dr. Cathy Hall-van den Elsen”
New and noteworthy exhibition openings in Spain, October 2020
Obras maestras de la colección Valdés, Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, 7 October 2020 – 1 February 2021. The first exhibition devoted to the art collection of the Bilbao businessman Félix Fernández-Valdés (1895- 1976), 4 of whose paintings entered the Prado’s collection after his death and others are now distributed around other public and privateContinue reading “New and noteworthy exhibition openings in Spain, October 2020”
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