Opening soon: Hispanic Society of America at the Prado

Visions of the Hispanic World Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum and Library Museo del Prado Madrid, 4/4/2017 – 9/10/2017 The exhibition will present around 200 works from the holdings of the Hispanic Society of America in New York. Founded in 1904 by Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955), a passionate collector and Hispanic art enthusiast, the Hispanic SocietyContinue reading “Opening soon: Hispanic Society of America at the Prado”

ARTES visit to the Museo del Prado (14 January 2017)*

ARTES VISIT TO MADRID RIBERA DRAWINGS, MUSEO del PRADO With Dr Edward Payne, Senior Curator, Spanish Art, Auckland Castle Trust Saturday 14th January 2017, 9:30 – 11:00 A.M. Rendezvous at Museo del Prado (at main entrance at the back of the building)   *Due to unforeseen circumstances, the visit to El Escorial on Friday 13th JanuaryContinue reading “ARTES visit to the Museo del Prado (14 January 2017)*”

Miguel Zugaza: from Madrid to Bilbao

Miguel Zugaza announces his decision to step down from the Prado and reassume the directorship of the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum next year This morning, Miguel Zugaza informed the Permanent Committee of the Royal Board of Trustees of his decision to conclude his term next year as director of the Museo del Prado after fifteenContinue reading “Miguel Zugaza: from Madrid to Bilbao”

Madrid: Master Mateo at the Prado

Master Mateo and his work for the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela Madrid, Museo del Prado, Villanueva Building The exhibition brings together an exceptional group of fourteen works that were removed in the past from their original location (the west façade and choir of the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela) and are now housed inContinue reading “Madrid: Master Mateo at the Prado”

Conference: X Jornadas Complutenses de Arte Medieval (Madrid)

En Busc@ Del Saber: Espacios y Redes del Conocimiento en el Mediterráneo Medieval Departamento de Historia del Arte Universidad Complutense, Madrid 2 – 4 November 2016 Sesiones 1. “El Espejo de príncipes: paideia, uirtus y adab”, centrada en las distintas formas de espacios seculares del conocimiento. 2. “La ciencia y su práctica”, dedicada a lasContinue reading “Conference: X Jornadas Complutenses de Arte Medieval (Madrid)”

Jheronimus Bosch in Madrid: Latest update on extended hours

BOSCH EXHIBITION NOW EXTENDED UNTIL 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 The Museo del Prado extends “Bosch: The 5th Centenary Exhibition” The Museo del Prado and Fundación BBVA wish to offer visitors every opportunity to visit “Bosch: The 5th Centenary Exhibition,” a unique event at which they can enter the imagination of one of the most fascinating and universalContinue reading “Jheronimus Bosch in Madrid: Latest update on extended hours”

Damián Ortega in Madrid

Damián Ortega: the Rock and the Abyss Palacio de Cristal, Parque del Retiro, Madrid 5 May – 2 October 2016 This Ortega installation revisits the artist’s previous series (2007), which was inspired by Mexico City’s Torre Latinoamérica, built between 1949 and 1956 and regarded as one of the most important examples of modern architecture inContinue reading “Damián Ortega in Madrid”

CALL FOR PAPERS – FLANDES BY SUBSTITUTION: COPIES OF FLEMISH MASTERS IN THE HISPANIC WORLD (1500-1700) – KIK-IRPA, BRUSSELS – 9-10 FEB 2017

  Michiel Cocxie after Hubert and Jan van Eyck, The Adoration of the Lamb, 1558, oil on panel, 133 × 236 cm, signed : “MICHAEL DE COXIE ME FECIT ANNO 1558”, Berlin, Gemäldegalerie CALL FOR PAPERS FLANDES BY SUBSTITUTION: COPIES OF FLEMISH MASTERS IN THE HISPANIC WORLD (1500-1700) Art History Seminar 18 of the Royal InstituteContinue reading “CALL FOR PAPERS – FLANDES BY SUBSTITUTION: COPIES OF FLEMISH MASTERS IN THE HISPANIC WORLD (1500-1700) – KIK-IRPA, BRUSSELS – 9-10 FEB 2017”

Exhibition: Ceán Bermúdez, Art Historian & Collector

Ceán Bermúdez (1749-1829), historiador de arte y coleccionista ilustrado Biblioteca Nacional de España in association with the Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica Madrid, 20 May – 11 September Survey of the life and works of this Enlightenment art historian and collector, uniting158 items mainly drawn from the collections of the BNE, but also including paintings,Continue reading “Exhibition: Ceán Bermúdez, Art Historian & Collector”

Madrid: Spanish Drawings from the Uffizi

I Segni nel tempo. Dibujos españoles de los Uffizi Real Academia de San Fernando Madrid, 12 May – 24 July 2016 Exhibition of 129 Spanish drawings from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries selected from the Uffizi’s holdings in Florence by Professor Benito Navarrete. The exhibition is the result of two years of research amongContinue reading “Madrid: Spanish Drawings from the Uffizi”