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Research Projects

Scholars associated with the Zurbarán Centre are working on diverse research projects. Some examples are given here.

Sacred Spaces

Led by Fernando Guzmán Schiappacasse and Giovanna Capitelli with the collaboration of Stefano Cracolici and André Tavares.
Sacred Spaces Rome in Chile banner

Civilizations

Led by Angela Brandâo, UNIFESP, and Stefano Cracolici, Durham University.
Civilizations as Cultural Encounters

The Films of Bigas Luna

Led by Professor Santiago Fouz Hernández, Durham University.
The Films of Bigas Luna

Atlantic Insularities

Led by by Dr Francisco-J. Hernánez Adrián, Durham University.
Atlantic Insularities

Skulls for Devotion

Led by Dr Giorgio Scalici, Durham's Department of Theology.
Skulls for Devotion

Cartas de artistas / Artists' Letters

International Symposium / Jornadas internacionales.
Cartas de artistas / Artists' Letters

The Orient Within: Spanish Art and Identity 1833-1956

Led by Claudia Hopkins, Durham University.
Bertuchi, Gardens of the Escuela de Artes in Tetouan, ca. 1940

Romantic Spain: David Roberts and Genaro Pérez Villaamil

Curated by Claudia Hopkins in association with the Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica (CEEH).
Genaro Pérez Villaamil, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Hot Art, Cold War The Spanish Reception of US Art

Part of a larger collaborative research and translation project led by Claudia Hopkins and Iain Boyd Whyte (University of Edinburgh).
Hot Art, Cold War The Spanish Reception of US Art