NEWS

Visit the Embassy of Belgium in Spain and Know Some of its Works.

Now you can visit the Marqués de Rafal palace, headquarters of the Embassy of Belgium in Spain, by means of a virtual tour which includes comments by the Honorary President of the Instituto Moll, Dr Matías Díaz Padrón and its Director, Dr Ana Diéguez Rodríguez, about some paintings: bit.ly/3hAEsZy

A New Book by The Instituto Moll and an Interview with its Author, Dr Matías Díaz Padrón.

The Instituto Moll. Centre for Research in Flemish Painting has published the book by Dr Matías Díaz Padrón Writings on Rubens,  which gives rise to the collection Scripta Selecta.

The book will be launched next Thursday, 23 September. Until then, here you are an interview with the author, enjoy it!: https://www.lne.es/mas-domingo/2021/09/12/obra-rubens-fuera-novena-sinfonia-57178505.html

For further information, you can also access the following link: https://www.institutomoll.com/en/publication/178
 

Centenario de la Embajada de Bélgica en España.

The Honorary President of the Instituto Moll, Dr Matías Díaz Padrón, and its Director, Dr Ana Diéguez Rodríguez, have studied some Flemish paintings from the 17th century, such as the portrait of Felipe IV that can be seen in the attached image, which are being preserved in the residence of the Belgian Ambassador in Spain.

To find out more, you have the opportunity to attend the webinar Art, Heritage & Diplomacy. Belgium and Spain: A Case Study, which will be held on Thursday, 16 September 2021, from 11:00 to 13:00, via Zoom: bit.ly/3zqfrH6

Philostrato, nº 9.

A new issue of Philostrato. Journal of History and Art, which is edited by the Instituto Moll, is already available. Access the table of contents and download them for free by clicking on the following link and choosing the language:

http://philostrato.revistahistoriayarte.es/index.php/moll/issue/view/19/showToc

David Teniers III: a copper from 1677 in the Real Academia de San Fernando and another, possibly from the same series, in the Epiarte collection.

Recently, we have had news about the donation of a copper, signed and dated by David Teniers III in 1677, to the Real Academia de San Fernando. It is a painting depicting Christ among the Doctors, whose fake oval frame stands out, as well as the fact that it is following a composition by Veronese: https://www.academiacolecciones.com/pinturas/inventario.php?id=1559

Regarding the coppers by the son of David Teniers II and Ana Brueghel, there is also a singular piece belonging to the Epiarte collection (inv. nº 888). It is signed and dated in the same year as the painting in the Academia, with which it shares the type of support, a similar size and the trompe l'oeil frame. In this case, the painter goes back to the composition by Anton van Dyck for The Vision of the Blessed Hermann Joseph with Mary, which was made for the Antwerp Jesuit church and is currently preserved in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (inv. nº 488): https://www.khm.at/en/objectdb/detail/647/?offset=13&lv=list

Teniers III proposes a novel iconography for the martyr Saint Valentine, identified by the palm and the sword of martyrdom appeared at his feet, by depicting him while receiving the rosary from the Virgin's hands.