International Seminar Explores Italian Mural Painting's Influence in Habsburg Spain
On Monday, April 27, 2026, the Salón de Grados at the Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, will host an international seminar titled "De Italia ha venido a España". This event will explore the influence of Italian mural painting in Spain during the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly within the contexts of royal and noble settings under the Habsburg dynasty. Sessions will be led by moderators Matteo Mancini, Nuria Martínez Jiménez, and Santiago Arroyo Esteban, featuring various presentations from multiple scholars. Interested participants can register by emailing lugares.habsburgo@gmail.com, and certificates of attendance will be issued. Additional details can be found at www.ucm.es.
Key facts
- Seminar date: April 27, 2026
- Location: Salón de Grados, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Focus: Italian mural painting in Habsburg Spain, 16th-17th centuries
- Key figure: Luca Giordano as epilogue
- Moderators: Matteo Mancini, Nuria Martínez Jiménez, Santiago Arroyo Esteban
- Registration: lugares.habsburgo@gmail.com
- Certificate of attendance provided
- Organized by Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Entities
Artists
- Luca Giordano
- Alonso Berruguete
- Romulo Cincinnato
- Benedetto Rabuyate
- Gaspar Becerra
- Angelo Nardi
- Claudio Coello
- Antonio Palomino
- Agostino Chigi
- Miguel Hermoso Cuesta
- Fernando Marías
- Costanza Barbieri
- Nuria Martínez Jiménez
- Bruno Escobar Fernández
- Ana García Sanz
- Ángel Rodríguez Rebollo
- Lucas Rodríguez Fernández
- Giovanni Careri
- Carla Martín Amor
- Santiago Arroyo Esteban
- Matteo Mancini
- Ángel Aterido Fernández
- Paloma Orgaz Aranda
- Raúl Romero Medina
- Inés Doria Estrada
- Gaetano Giannotta
- José Riello
Institutions
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Accademia di Belle Arti, Roma
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Patrimonio Nacional
- Universidad de Valladolid
- Real Academia de Historia
- EHESS
- Universidad Jaime I
- Facultad de Geografía e Historia (UCM)
- Departamento de Historia del Arte
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Rome
- Italy
- Granada
- Valladolid
- Valencia