Amanda Wunder: Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez: A Tailor at the Court of Philip IV

This talk will discuss Amanda Wunder's book: Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez: A Tailor at the Court of Philip IV. Please join us online (using the zoom link below) at 6pm on Wednesday 24th January 2024. 

Speaker biography:
Amanda Wunder teaches early modern Spanish history and art history at Lehman College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where she also directs the program in Global Early Modern Studies. Major fellowships include a Fulbright award in Spain as a graduate student and a senior fellowship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her first book, Baroque Seville: Sacred Art in a Century of Crisis, was published by Penn State University Press in 2017. Her new book, Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez: A Tailor at the Court of Philip IV, is coming out with Yale University Press this February, with a Spanish co-edition being published at the same time by Ediciones El Viso.

Description of the book:
Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez reconstructs the life and work of Mateo Aguado, the previously unknown tailor who designed the striking dresses that gave the Spanish court its distinctive look during the reign of Philip IV. As tailor to the queens of Spain from 1630 to 1672, Aguado designed the iconic dresses that were immortalized in Diego Velázquez’s portraits of Isabel of Bourbon and Mariana of Austria, and the Infantas María Teresa and Margarita. Aguado and his fellow court artisans occupied a unique position in Madrid society, crossing between the restrictive, ceremonial sphere of the court and the bustling, commercial, fashion-conscious streets of the town beyond the palace walls. Based on meticulous research in the Royal Palace Archive in Madrid, this richly illustrated book brings the world of the court artisans to life and details for the first time the garments and accessories that they made for their royal employers. Aguado’s creations played a crucial role in the major political events of Philip IV’s reign in war and in peace, in international diplomacy, in royal marriages, births, and deaths. The dresses that Mateo Aguado designed for his royal subjects shaped a new vision of Spanish style—and Spanishness—that remains instantly recognizable and continues to inspire fashion designers and artists today.

Book discount codes from Yale UP, with their terms and conditions:
30% off when you purchase via the Yale University Press websites (RRP £45, offer price: £31.50). Enter code SFAOV when prompted in the checkout. Code valid from 5 January 2024. Offer code expires on 13 March 2024.
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Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez publishes on 13 February 2024. The discount code is valid on pre-orders from 5 January 2024, and on orders made after publication until the code expiry date. Please note that pre-orders will be shipped on publication of the book and not before. If you have any questions about delivery to your location, please email sales@yalebooks.co.uk

The event is part of the Research Seminar Series organised by Durham University's Zurbarán Centre with the ARTES Iberian and Latin American Visual Culture Group in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes and the Embassy of Spain in London.

The series provides an open forum for engaging with innovative research and exhibition projects relating to the visual arts in the Hispanic world.

The sessions usually take place on Wednesdays, 6.00-7.00 pm (UK time). 

https://durhamuniversity.zoom.us/j/93110775162?pwd=M3NCWkJKYVZpSm5ZZ0w3b3ZSb3FTUT09

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