Lecture: ” The Palace of Pedro I in Seville, ‘very much like the residence of the Muslim kings’?”, SOAS, 7pm, 11 October 2017

ISLAMIC ART CIRCLE at SOAS Monthly Lecture The Palace of Pedro I in Seville, ‘very much like the residence of the Muslim kings’? Dr Tom Nickson Wednesday, 11 October 2017 7.00 p.m., Khalili Lecture Theatre, Main Building, SOAS Chaired by Professor Hugh Kennedy Enquiries: rosalindhaddon@gmail.com

Opens today: ‘Zurbarán: Jacob and his Twelve Sons, Paintings from Auckland Castle’

  Zurbarán: Jacob and his Twelve Sons, Paintings from Auckland Castle, Meadows Museum, Dallas, USA, September 17, 2017 – January 7, 2018  Francisco de Zurbarán was born in Fuente de Cantos, in Western Spain, but spent most of his working life in Seville. Like Ribera, Zurbarán is also considered a Caravaggista (a follower of the Italian painter MichelangeloContinue reading “Opens today: ‘Zurbarán: Jacob and his Twelve Sons, Paintings from Auckland Castle’”

Lecture – Juan de Pareja: Slave Painter at the Spanish Court in the 17th Century by Carmen Fracchia – Tues 17 May 2017 – 6.00 pm – Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Sq., London WC1N 3 AT

ARTES Glendinning Lecture – Tues 4 Apr 2017 – 6.30 pm – Instituto Cervantes, 15-19 Devereux Court, WC2R 3JJ

New publication: Baroque Seville: Sacred Art in a Century of Crisis, by Amanda Wunder

Amanda Wunder’s new book Baroque Seville: Sacred Art in a Century of Crisis Published: February-March 2017 232 pages 34 color / 59 b&w illustrations cloth: $84.95 / £60.95 / €81.95 ISBN 978-0-271-06506-9 Special price: $59.47 / £42.67 / €57.37 Link here to special price flyer Offer ends 30 April 2017

Focus-Abengoa Foundation: Online Collections

The Focus-Abengoa Foundation launches a new tool to digitally disseminate its art collections devoted to the Baroque. In recent years, the assets of the Focus-Abengoa Foundation have increased notably with the creation of the Centro Velázquez in 2008 and the receipt of the legacy of Professor Alfonso E. Pérez Sánchez in 2011. In order toContinue reading “Focus-Abengoa Foundation: Online Collections”

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”

ARTES visit: Contemplation of the Divine, Sotheby’s, London

Contemplation of the Divine, Sotheby’s, New Bond Street Galleries, 5-16 July 2014 ARTES Members’ visit: Monday, 7 July, 2:30PM. Comprises a selection of predominantly Spanish, Italian and Early Netherlandish paintings and sculpture ranging in period from the Early Renaissance through until the late Baroque. Link to the web catalogue Link to the catalogue (page-turner version)

Call for Papers: II International Conference. Sevilla, 1514: Arquitectos tardogóticos en la encrucijada

Call for Papers II International Conference. Sevilla, 1514: Arquitectos tardogóticos en la encrucijada Seville, November 12-15, 2014 Deadline: 31 May 2014 After the I International Conference Arquitectura tardogótica en la Corona de Castilla held in Santander in 2010, the II International Conference. Sevilla, 1514: Arquitectos Tardogóticos en la encrucijada, aims to serve as a forumContinue reading “Call for Papers: II International Conference. Sevilla, 1514: Arquitectos tardogóticos en la encrucijada”