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Facultad de Letras: Departamento de Historia del Arte

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Organization

Organised by: Department of History of Art. Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
University of Murcia.
With the support of: Seneca Foundation.

Director: Concepción de la Peña Velasco, PhD
Director´s Assistant: Manuel Pérez Sanchez, PhD
Secretary: Juan Miguel González Martínez, PhD
General Assistant: María Teresa Marín Torres, PhD

President of the Scientific Committee: Cristóbal Belda Navarro, PhD

Scientific Committee

Concepción de la Peña Velasco, PhD, University of Murcia
Manuel Pérez Sánchez, PhD, University of Murcia
María Teresa Marín Torres, PhD, University of Murcia, Museo Salzillo
María del Mar Albero, PhD, University of Murcia
Juan Miguel González, PhD, University of Murcia
Victor Stoichita, PhD, University of Friburg
Cristina Torres-Fontes Suárez, PhD, University of Murcia
Antonio Cea Gutiérrez, PhD, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid
Mª Isabel Montoya Ramírez, PhD, University of Granada
Mª Dolores Vila, PhD, Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Madrid
Alfonso Rodríguez Gutiérrez de Ceballos, PhD, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid
Sofía Rodríguez Bernis, Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Madrid
Nelly Sigaut, PhD, Colegio de Michoacán, México
Francisco Javier de la Plaza Santiago, PhD, University of Valladolid
María del Carmen Sánchez-Rojas Fenoll, PhD, University of Murcia
Joaquín Cánovas Belchí, PhD, University of Murcia
Jesús Rivas Carmona, PhD, University of Murcia
Isabel Gómez de Rueda, PhD, Fundación Cajamurcia
Germán Ramallo Asensio, PhD, University of Murcia
Francisco Florit Durán, PhD, University of Murcia
Anna María Coderch
Cristina Herrero Pascual, PhD, University of Murcia
Alejandro Massó, PhD, Real Fundación Carlos de Amberes
José Javier Ruiz Ibáñez, PhD, University of Murcia
Alicia Azuela, PhD, Universidad Autónoma de México
Francisco Gil Pujante, Universidad de Murcia

Information about the congress: mperezsa@um.es
Sending for papers: mmalbero@um.es

Introduction and Objective

Manners and behaviour, facial expressions, gestures, clothes, ornaments, the house were they live, their circle of people, the animals and objects that surround them. They all offer glimpses into the everyday life of people from the Ancient Regime to our days. They tell us about the social structure, culture, technology, taste, gender roles and aspirations of the individuals and the societies they are part of.

Literature, music and art give testimony to these questions, as do documents about dowry, inventories, parties, funerals, fairs and markets. Together, they offer a picture of the human being – be it at the top or at the bottom of the social hierarchy – and his most intimate convictions.

Programme

General Programme

Programme of sessions

Section 1: PHYSIOGNOMY AND THE EXPRESSION OF THE PASSIONS

Aula Antonio Soler. Aulario de la Merced. Campus de la Merced

Director: Victor Stoichita, PhD, University of Friburg, Switzerland / Germán Ramallo, PhD, Unversity of Murcia / Concepción de la Peña, PhD, University of Murcia
Speakers: Cristina Torres Fontes, PhD, University of Murcia
Maria del Mar Albero, PhD, University of Murcia

Physiognomy and pathognomy. The soul’s passions. Gesture and expression in literature and in art. Age and gender. Decorum and composure as containment of sentiments. The eloquent body. Seduction through personal image. The gallant smile and melancholy as a source of inspiration. The portraits of power and the symbolic codes. The religious image. Declamatory art. The representation of good and evil. Vice and virtue.

Section 2: THE DIALOGUE OF APPEARANCE. ANSWERS AND EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THE BODY AND ATTIRE.

Being and seeming. Functional and symbolic values of appearance. Verbal and musical speech. Manners and politeness. Costumes, hairstyles and accessories. Clothes, textiles and colours according to dignity, rank and status. Religious and military uniforms. Symbols of social status. Search of identity. Status and privilege. Fashion. The influence of other cultures. Cosmopolitanism and regionalism. Marginalization. Uniformity. Signs of distinction. The ordinary and the extraordinary. Truth and falsehood, secrets and lies. The disguise and the mask. Protocol and etiquette. Galas and ceremonies. Ornaments. Furniture and decoration. The world as a theatre. Scenography, machinery, light and sound. Treaties and discourse on behaviour. Laws about luxury. The necessary, the useful and the presumptuous.

Section IIA

Hemiciclo. Facultad de Letras. Campus de la Merced

Director: Antonio Cea Gutiérrez, PhD, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Speakers: Mª Isabel Montoya Ramírez, PhD, University of Granada / María del Mar
Nicolás, PhD, University of Almería
Mª Dolores Vila, Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Madrid

Section IIB

Sala Mariano Baquero. Facultad de Letras. Campus de la Merced

Director: Alfonso Rodríguez Gutiérrez de Ceballos, PhD, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid.Speakers: Sofía Rodríguez Bernis, Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Madrid, Nelly Sigaut, PhD, Colegio de Michoacán, México.

Section IIC

Sala Jorge Guillén. Facultad de Letras. Campus de la Merced

Director: Francisco Javier de la Plaza Santiago, PhD, University of Valladolid. Speakers: María del Carmen Sánchez-Rojas Fenoll, PhD, University of Murcia, Joaquín Cánovas Belchí, PhD, University of Murcia.

Section 3: ART COLLECTING AND PATRONAGE

Aula 1.13. Aulario de la Merced. Campus de la Merced

Director: Cristóbal Belda Navarro, PhD, Universidad de Murcia. Speakers: Jesús Rivas Carmona, PhD, University of Murcia / Alejandro Massó, Real Fundación Carlos Amberes. María Teresa Marín Torres, PhD, University of Murcia, Museo Salzillo, Murcia.

The wish to possess as the expression of personality, wisdom and taste. The collector’s image. The desire to show one’s possesions. Commissions, purchases, sales and gifts. Accumulating or collecting? Chambers of wonders, studies and galleries. The institutional collector. Cathedral’s treasures. Museums and collections.

Registration form

Registration form
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