During the Spanish Habsburg Empire (16th and 17th centuries), festivals and ceremonials played a major role in the Spanish world. The socio-political, religious and cultural nuances that were an intrinsic part of the territories of the empire were magnified and celebrated in the Spanish festivals in Europe, Iberia and overseas viceroyalties.
Round table with Fernando Checa and Laura Fernández-González
Moderator: Gabriele Finaldi
Fernando Checa is a full Professor of History of Art at the University Complutense in Madrid and a former director of the Prado Museum. Recipient of the prestigious National Prize in History, Checa is an active guest curator. His most recent monograph explores Titian’s production for the European courts (Tiziano y las Cortes del Renacimiento).
Dr Laura Fernández-González is a Lecturer in the School of History & Heritage, College of Arts at the University of Lincoln. She was convenor of the international conference on festivals of the Spanish Habsburgs in Edinburgh that was the origin of the present book.
In collaboration with the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in UK.
In English and Spanish with simultaneous translation
