Lectures
The Brilliance of the Spanish World
Past event
This guest gallery talk, presented by SIGA member Tanya Tiffany from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will enrich the ongoing exhibition The Brilliance of the Spanish World: El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán.
Problems in Velázquez’s Portraiture
Past event
In this year’s Nigel Glendinning annual lecture sponsored by our sister organization ARTES, Peter Cherry will discuss new research on Velázquez’s portraits.
El Greco: Ambition and Defiance
Past event
In this lecture, Rebecca Long from the Art Institute of Chicago will offer new insights into El Greco’s legacy, including artworks featured in the exhibition The Brilliance of the Spanish World.
From Queen Consort to Regent Widow: The Life of Mariana of Austria in Portraits
Past event
Patricia Manzano Rodríguez, the curator at the Meadows Museum, explores key works by Velázquez that reflect Mariana of Austria’s evolving roles and how her identity was shaped and immortalized through art.
Rubens and Spain: For the Sheer Love of Art
Past event
Alejandro Vergara, Senior Curator of Flemish and Northern European Paintings at the Museo Nacional del Prado, explores in this talk the art of Peter Paul Rubens through the lens of the Spanish Royal Family’s collection.
Fabricación y cuidado del mobiliario doméstico de la reina Isabel de Borbón
Past event
The next session of the AGENART Virtual Seminar will feature Audrey-Caroline Michielon (Universidad Complutense de Madrid/Université Toulouse–Jean Jaurès) presenting new research on Isabel de Borbón (1603-1644).
Emular a Diana. La caza y la construcción de la imagen de Isabel Clara Eugenia
Past event
The next session of the AGENART Virtual Seminar will feature Alberto Mariano Rodríguez Martínez (Universidad de Sevilla) presenting new research on the imagery of the Archduchess.
Painted Words: Oral Culture in the Art of Goya, Manet, and Picasso
Past event
Janne Sirén (Peggy Pierce Elfvin Director, Buffalo AKG Art Museum) will deliver the Walter W.S. Cook Annual Lecture at The Institute of Fine Arts.