Tag Archives: 2015

Spanish Masters from the Hermitage (Amsterdam)

Spanish Masters from the Hermitage: The World of El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Murillo & Goya The Hermitage, Amsterdam, 28 November 2015 – 29 May 2016 More than sixty paintings and a rich collection of graphic works and applied arts masterpieces are on show.  

Exhibition closing soon! The Divine Morales (Prado, Madrid; Bilbao; Barcelona)

El Divino Morales Museo del Prado, Madrid Exhibition closed 10 January 2016 Moves to: Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, 9 February – 16 May Museu Nacional d’Art Catalunya, Barcelona, 16/06-16/09 2016. Nineteen works owned by the Prado, including the Christ on the Cross and the Resurrection gifted by Plácido Arango, plus 35 from national andContinue reading “Exhibition closing soon! The Divine Morales (Prado, Madrid; Bilbao; Barcelona)”

Art from the Andes: Spanish Colonial Paintings (Portland)

Art from the Andes: Spanish Colonial Paintings from the Elvin A. Duerst Bequest Portland Art Museum, Maine 19 December 2015 – 20 March 2016 Art from the Andes features distinctive religious paintings that illustrate the creative melding of cultures in the Andes following the Spanish conquest. The paintings were left to the Museum by ElvinContinue reading “Art from the Andes: Spanish Colonial Paintings (Portland)”

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

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

Dalí by Robert Descharnes (Dalí Museum)

Dalí Revealed: Candid Moments from the Artist’s Life Photographs by Robert Descharnes (1926-2014). Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida On view until Spring 2016 The photographer made the acquaintance of the Surrealist artist in 1950, while they were both traveling to the United States.

Luis Buñuel: Aesthetics of the Irrational

Luis Buñuel: Aesthetics of the Irrational London, ICA 12 Nov 2015 – 6 Dec 2015 Retrospective of the films of Luis Buñuel (1900–1983), celebrating his genius, irreverence and unique poetic style. The season features panel discussions and Q&As with speakers including eminent collaborator Jean-Claude Carrière, grandson Diego Buñuel, and leading academics such as Maria Delgado, JoContinue reading “Luis Buñuel: Aesthetics of the Irrational”

AAH CONFERENCE – ORIENTALISM & SPAIN IN THE 19 & 20TH CENTURIES – 7-9 APRIL 2016 – UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

AAH2016 Annual Conference and Bookfair University of Edinburgh 7 – 9 April 2016 ORIENTALISM & SPAIN IN THE 19TH & 20TH CENTURIES Convenors: Claudia Hopkins, University of Edinburgh, c.hopkins@ed.ac.uk Anna McSweeney, SOAS, University of London, am105@soas.ac.uk Spain represents a unique and fertile context in which to explore attitudes to the art and culture of theContinue reading “AAH CONFERENCE – ORIENTALISM & SPAIN IN THE 19 & 20TH CENTURIES – 7-9 APRIL 2016 – UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH”