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Cuadernos del CEMyR, 28, 2020

Este trabajo desmonta, gracias a la cartografía, tres mitos comúnmente asociados a la Edad Media:... more Este trabajo desmonta, gracias a la cartografía, tres mitos comúnmente asociados a la Edad Media: la idea de que la Tierra se concebía plana, que Jerusalén se ubicaba en el centro del mundo, y que en los confines habitaban los dragones. La riqueza visual de la que hacen alarde los mapas del Medievo presenta un mundo más complejo que el que le hemos inventado. Como es bien sabido, las apariencias engañan. La falta de proyección científica y el peso del simbolismo religioso deben ser superados para conseguir, con ello, descubrir el mundo de la Edad Media.

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Através do olhar do Outro. Reflexões acerca da sociedade medieval europeia (séculos XII-XV), eds. by J. Albuquerque Carreiras, G. Rossi Vairo and K. Toomaspoeg (Tomar, Portugal: Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, 2018), pp. 135-156, 2018

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The so-called Llibre vermell is a late medieval miscellaneous codex that contains theological and... more The so-called Llibre vermell is a late medieval miscellaneous codex that contains theological and devotional texts thought to have been intended for the spiritual instruction of pilgrims traveling to the monastery of Montserrat, near Barcelona in Spain. It includes a geographical compendium (ff. 68r–70r) dating from c.1400. Devoted to the creation of the world, its folios are illustrated with a mappa mundi, an image of God embracing and blessing the universe, and depictions of monstrous races. Although the Llibre vermell is one of the Catalan medieval manuscripts to have aroused particular interest among scholars, its geographical compendium has barely been studied; and yet, as this article shows, it holds a unique place in the context of medieval art and cartography. Its text is here fully transcribed and translated for the first time, revealing the close relationship between the compendium’s words and pictures. An in-depth analysis of the map and its portrayal of the known universe shows that, despite the apparently schematic form of these diagrams, far from retaining the archaic characteristics of earlier works—as has previously been asserted—this medieval compendium is absolutely steeped in the tradition of nautical cartography developed in the Crown of Aragon in the late Middle Ages. As well as providing a detailed analysis of the compendium’s contents and setting the work in its historical context, this article also explores the possible ways in which a putative nautical model may have reached the Montserrat scriptorium.

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Dueños del mar, Señores del mundo. Historia de la cartografía náutica española [exhibition], ed. by José María Moreno Martín, 2015

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Space in the Medieval West. Places, Territories, and Imagined Geographies, ed. by Meredith Cohen and Fanny Madeline, 2014

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El románico y sus mundos imaginados, 2014

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Zwischen Kunsthandwerk und Kunst: die 'Schedula diversarum artium', 2014

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Anales de Historia del Arte, Vol. 23, Núm. Especial (II), pp. 537-549, 2013

Este artículo centra su atención en el pomo –una insignia de poder con la que se recrea el mundo ... more Este artículo centra su atención en el pomo –una insignia de poder con la que se recrea el mundo en manos del soberano– y, concretamente, en la vinculación que durante la Edad Media mantuvo con la geografía y la cartografía en su concepción formal y simbólica. Dada la escasez de ejemplares conservados, se recurrirá a fuentes iconográficas, ya que es en imágenes de emperadores, reyes y también de Cristo como el Salvador, donde el orbe se presenta como un elemento definidor de la retratística del poder medieval.

This article focuses on the orb –an insignia of power that situates the world in the hands of the sovereign–, and the connection that it had in the Middle Ages with geography and cartography, both in form and symbolism. Due to the shortage of preserved examples, iconographic sources will be relied upon, as it is within portraits of emperors, kings and also Christ as the Savior where the orb appears as a defining element of the medieval image of power."

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Este artículo se centra en la carta náutica de 1413 del mallorquín Mecia de Viladestes para descu... more Este artículo se centra en la carta náutica de 1413 del mallorquín Mecia de Viladestes para descubrir, a través del análisis de sus textos e imágenes, las distintas religiones que coexistían en el mundo en el siglo XV, y cómo eran entendidas en Occidente. En este mapa, en el que hay cabida para el cristianismo, el islam y las religiones indias, parecen desvelarse también las vivencias personales de este cartógrafo, un judío convertido al cristianismo en 1391. Entre los motivos iconográficos que serán analizados se encuentran el Mar Rojo atravesado por el pueblo de Israel y el Monte Sinaí, donde Moisés recibió las Tablas de la Ley; la ciudad de Jerusalén y el Santo Sepulcro; el ha^y^y o la peregrinación musulmana a La Meca; y la adoración del “ídolo de metal con nueve cabezas y nueve manos”.

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Desde el primer momento de su llegada a América, los europeos entraron en contacto con los indíge... more Desde el primer momento de su llegada a América, los europeos entraron en contacto con los indígenas, a los que no tardaron en retratar gráficamente. Este artículo analiza las representaciones occidentales de las poblaciones nativas americanas desde la primera de ellas, de 1493, hasta mediados del siglo XVI, cuando los viajeros al Nuevo Mundo comenzaron a ser responsables de sus creaciones artísticas, y con ellas testimoniaron sus propias experiencias. En las imágenes realizadas a lo largo de este tiempo se puede apreciar cómo la visión del indio americano, que inicialmente entroncaba con el repertorio iconográfico (y legendario) de la Edad Media, evoluciona hacia una mirada más científica que bien podríamos calificar de antropológica.

Europeans initiated contact with the American Indians upon arriving in the New World, and they quickly began to portray them. This article analyzes Western images of Native American populations from the first image made in 1493 until the mid-sixteenth century, when travelers to the New World started to become responsible for their artistic creations, which were used as testaments to own experiences. Throughout this period of time the image of the American Indian evolved from an initial dependence on the iconographic (and legendary) repertoire of the Middle Ages towards a more scientific look that we could describe as anthropological.

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“El mundo para una reina: los mappaemundi de Sancha de León (1013-1067)” [“The world for a queen: the mappaemundi of Sancha of León (1013-1067)”], en García García, F. de A., González Hernándo, I., Paulino Montero, E., Nuevas Investigaciones en Historia del Arte, Anales de Historia del Arte (2010), volumen extraordinario, pp. 317-334.

Este articulo estudia tres mappaemundi contenidos en dos manuscritos patrocinados por la reina Sa... more Este articulo estudia tres mappaemundi contenidos en dos manuscritos patrocinados por la reina Sancha de Leon (1013-1067) : dos ilustran el Comentario al Apocalipsis de Beato de Liebana de la Biblioteca Nacional de España, y uno las Etimologias de San Isidoro de la Real Biblioteca del Monasterio de El Escorial. Aunque ambos manuscritos fueron realizados el mismo ano, posiblemente en el mismo scriptorium, y bajo el patrocinio de esta reina, los tres mapas son muy diferentes entre si. Su analisis nos aproxima a tres modelos cartograficos medievales de gran desarrollo en el ambito cristiano hispano. Aunque estos tres mapas permitian a dona Sancha ver el mundo desde distintas perspectivas, los tres estan caracterizados por la omision de la presencia del Islam en el Sur peninsular.

This article focuses on three mappaemundi included in two manuscripts commissioned by the queen Sancha of León (1013-1067): two illustrate the Commentary on the Apocalypsis of Beatus of Liébana in the Biblioteca Nacional de España, and another the Etymologiae of Isidore of the Real Biblioteca del Monasterio de El Escorial. Although both manuscripts were made in the same year, probably in the same scriptorium, and under the sponsorship of this queen, the three maps are very different. Analysis
of these maps shows us three medieval cartographical models that were widely diffused within the Hispanic Christian milieu. Although these three maps let Sancha see the world from different perspectives, they are all characterized by their omission of the Islamic presence in the southern Iberian Peninsula.

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“El portulano, arte y oficio” [“Portolan charts, art and vocation”], in Cuesta, M., and Surroca, A. (coord. And ed.), Cartografía medieval hispánica, imagen de un mundo en construcción, Madrid, Real Sociedad Geográfica, Real Liga Naval Española, 2009, pp. 111-134.

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Este trabajo desmonta, gracias a la cartografía, tres mitos comúnmente asociados a la Edad Media:... more Este trabajo desmonta, gracias a la cartografía, tres mitos comúnmente asociados a la Edad Media: la idea de que la Tierra se concebía plana, que Jerusalén se ubicaba en el centro del mundo, y que en los confines habitaban los dragones. La riqueza visual de la que hacen alarde los mapas del Medievo presenta un mundo más complejo que el que le hemos inventado. Como es bien sabido, las apariencias engañan. La falta de proyección científica y el peso del simbolismo religioso deben ser superados para conseguir, con ello, descubrir el mundo de la Edad Media.

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Através do olhar do Outro. Reflexões acerca da sociedade medieval europeia (séculos XII-XV), eds. by J. Albuquerque Carreiras, G. Rossi Vairo and K. Toomaspoeg (Tomar, Portugal: Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, 2018), pp. 135-156, 2018

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The so-called Llibre vermell is a late medieval miscellaneous codex that contains theological and... more The so-called Llibre vermell is a late medieval miscellaneous codex that contains theological and devotional texts thought to have been intended for the spiritual instruction of pilgrims traveling to the monastery of Montserrat, near Barcelona in Spain. It includes a geographical compendium (ff. 68r–70r) dating from c.1400. Devoted to the creation of the world, its folios are illustrated with a mappa mundi, an image of God embracing and blessing the universe, and depictions of monstrous races. Although the Llibre vermell is one of the Catalan medieval manuscripts to have aroused particular interest among scholars, its geographical compendium has barely been studied; and yet, as this article shows, it holds a unique place in the context of medieval art and cartography. Its text is here fully transcribed and translated for the first time, revealing the close relationship between the compendium’s words and pictures. An in-depth analysis of the map and its portrayal of the known universe shows that, despite the apparently schematic form of these diagrams, far from retaining the archaic characteristics of earlier works—as has previously been asserted—this medieval compendium is absolutely steeped in the tradition of nautical cartography developed in the Crown of Aragon in the late Middle Ages. As well as providing a detailed analysis of the compendium’s contents and setting the work in its historical context, this article also explores the possible ways in which a putative nautical model may have reached the Montserrat scriptorium.

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Dueños del mar, Señores del mundo. Historia de la cartografía náutica española [exhibition], ed. by José María Moreno Martín, 2015

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Space in the Medieval West. Places, Territories, and Imagined Geographies, ed. by Meredith Cohen and Fanny Madeline, 2014

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Anales de Historia del Arte, Vol. 23, Núm. Especial (II), pp. 537-549, 2013

Este artículo centra su atención en el pomo –una insignia de poder con la que se recrea el mundo ... more Este artículo centra su atención en el pomo –una insignia de poder con la que se recrea el mundo en manos del soberano– y, concretamente, en la vinculación que durante la Edad Media mantuvo con la geografía y la cartografía en su concepción formal y simbólica. Dada la escasez de ejemplares conservados, se recurrirá a fuentes iconográficas, ya que es en imágenes de emperadores, reyes y también de Cristo como el Salvador, donde el orbe se presenta como un elemento definidor de la retratística del poder medieval.

This article focuses on the orb –an insignia of power that situates the world in the hands of the sovereign–, and the connection that it had in the Middle Ages with geography and cartography, both in form and symbolism. Due to the shortage of preserved examples, iconographic sources will be relied upon, as it is within portraits of emperors, kings and also Christ as the Savior where the orb appears as a defining element of the medieval image of power."

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Desde el primer momento de su llegada a América, los europeos entraron en contacto con los indíge... more Desde el primer momento de su llegada a América, los europeos entraron en contacto con los indígenas, a los que no tardaron en retratar gráficamente. Este artículo analiza las representaciones occidentales de las poblaciones nativas americanas desde la primera de ellas, de 1493, hasta mediados del siglo XVI, cuando los viajeros al Nuevo Mundo comenzaron a ser responsables de sus creaciones artísticas, y con ellas testimoniaron sus propias experiencias. En las imágenes realizadas a lo largo de este tiempo se puede apreciar cómo la visión del indio americano, que inicialmente entroncaba con el repertorio iconográfico (y legendario) de la Edad Media, evoluciona hacia una mirada más científica que bien podríamos calificar de antropológica.

Europeans initiated contact with the American Indians upon arriving in the New World, and they quickly began to portray them. This article analyzes Western images of Native American populations from the first image made in 1493 until the mid-sixteenth century, when travelers to the New World started to become responsible for their artistic creations, which were used as testaments to own experiences. Throughout this period of time the image of the American Indian evolved from an initial dependence on the iconographic (and legendary) repertoire of the Middle Ages towards a more scientific look that we could describe as anthropological.

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“El mundo para una reina: los mappaemundi de Sancha de León (1013-1067)” [“The world for a queen: the mappaemundi of Sancha of León (1013-1067)”], en García García, F. de A., González Hernándo, I., Paulino Montero, E., Nuevas Investigaciones en Historia del Arte, Anales de Historia del Arte (2010), volumen extraordinario, pp. 317-334.

Este articulo estudia tres mappaemundi contenidos en dos manuscritos patrocinados por la reina Sa... more Este articulo estudia tres mappaemundi contenidos en dos manuscritos patrocinados por la reina Sancha de Leon (1013-1067) : dos ilustran el Comentario al Apocalipsis de Beato de Liebana de la Biblioteca Nacional de España, y uno las Etimologias de San Isidoro de la Real Biblioteca del Monasterio de El Escorial. Aunque ambos manuscritos fueron realizados el mismo ano, posiblemente en el mismo scriptorium, y bajo el patrocinio de esta reina, los tres mapas son muy diferentes entre si. Su analisis nos aproxima a tres modelos cartograficos medievales de gran desarrollo en el ambito cristiano hispano. Aunque estos tres mapas permitian a dona Sancha ver el mundo desde distintas perspectivas, los tres estan caracterizados por la omision de la presencia del Islam en el Sur peninsular.

This article focuses on three mappaemundi included in two manuscripts commissioned by the queen Sancha of León (1013-1067): two illustrate the Commentary on the Apocalypsis of Beatus of Liébana in the Biblioteca Nacional de España, and another the Etymologiae of Isidore of the Real Biblioteca del Monasterio de El Escorial. Although both manuscripts were made in the same year, probably in the same scriptorium, and under the sponsorship of this queen, the three maps are very different. Analysis
of these maps shows us three medieval cartographical models that were widely diffused within the Hispanic Christian milieu. Although these three maps let Sancha see the world from different perspectives, they are all characterized by their omission of the Islamic presence in the southern Iberian Peninsula.

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“El portulano, arte y oficio” [“Portolan charts, art and vocation”], in Cuesta, M., and Surroca, A. (coord. And ed.), Cartografía medieval hispánica, imagen de un mundo en construcción, Madrid, Real Sociedad Geográfica, Real Liga Naval Española, 2009, pp. 111-134.

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Las cartas náuticas son mapas que nacieron en la Baja Edad Media como herramientas para la navega... more Las cartas náuticas son mapas que nacieron en la Baja Edad Media como herramientas para la navegación de estima, aunque de ellas nos han llegado esencialmente sus versiones lujosas, ricamente decoradas con ilustraciones. Este libro se centra en el estudio de estos mapas, y especialmente en quiénes fueron sus autores y cómo realizaron estas obras. El análisis del proceso creativo presta especial atención al aspecto artístico inherente en muchos de los ejemplares conservados. Como colofón, como lo fue de la cartografía medieval, se analiza la Carta de 1500 de Juan de la Cosa, actualmente conservada en el Museo Naval de Madrid (n.º inv. 257), y cuyo autor da nombre al Museo Cartográfico que edita la presente monografía. Sin duda alguna, este mapa condensa el conocimiento y la imagen que el hombre del Medievo tenía del mundo, en el momento en que la historia de la humanidad daba paso a la Modernidad.

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Catalogue of the exhibition "Marginalia in cARTography" at the Chazen Museum of Art, Wisconsin (U... more Catalogue of the exhibition "Marginalia in cARTography" at the Chazen Museum of Art, Wisconsin (US). This exhibition explores the visual discourse between marginal artistic images and the maps where they appear, as this marginalia sheds light on the content and purpose of the maps, their authors and patrons, and on the historical period when they were made. The exhibition also explores cartography as an art form, with a focus on the representations in the map margins.

"Marginalia in cARTography" is guest curated by Sandra Sáenz-López Pérez, 2012-13 David Woodward Memorial Fellow in the History of Cartography, an art historian who specializes in the iconographical analysis of maps and the artistic interest of historical cartography.

Generous support for this exhibition has been provided by the Chazen Museum of Art Council and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. The David Woodward Memorial Fellow in the History of Cartography was hosted by the UW–Madison Institute for Research in the Humanities and the History of Cartography Project. Ms. Sáenz-López’s research was made possible through the generosity of Arthur and Janet Holzheimer.

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A finales del siglo VIII, Beato de Liébana compuso el Comentario al Apocalipsis en el monasterio ... more A finales del siglo VIII, Beato de Liébana compuso el Comentario al Apocalipsis en el monasterio de San Martín de Turieno. Aunque no nos ha llegado en su estado original, esta obra es bien conocida gracias a las numerosas copias que se hicieron en los siglos posteriores y que la han encumbrado como una creación magna del arte medieval. Los Beatos –como se conoce el corpus– son especialmente aclamados por sus expresivas ilustraciones. Entre ellas destaca el maravilloso mappamundi que muestra la evangelización de los apóstoles alrededor del mundo. Esta imagen, presente ya en el manuscrito arquetipo, experimentó una interesante evolución a medida que el Comentario al Apocalipsis se fue copiando y editando entre los siglos X y XIII. Se conservan hoy catorce mappaemundi, a los que se pueden sumar otras obras cartográficas derivadas o emparentadas con ellos. Todos estos mapas constituyen el objeto de examen del presente libro, que estudia su evolución atendiendo tanto al contexto manuscrito en el que se inscriben, como al contexto cartográfico europeo, para plantear en última instancia la reconstrucción del mapa original del siglo VIII. Finalmente, la autora nos acerca a los detalles que componen estas imágenes para dar a conocer cómo se concebía el mundo en la Edad Media, y qué parámetros científicos, históricos, simbólicos y religiosos fueron empleados en su representación.

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Towards the end of the eighth century, Beatus of Liébana composed the Commentary on the Apocalyps... more Towards the end of the eighth century, Beatus of Liébana composed the Commentary on the Apocalypse in the monastery of San Martín de Turieno. Although it has not come down to us in its original state, this work is well known thanks to the numerous copies of it that were made in succeeding centuries, and which have led to its status as one of the great creations of mediaeval art. The Beatus manuscripts are especially acclaimed on account of their expressive illustrations. Among them stands out the marvellous mappa mundi that displays the evangelization of the world by the apostles. This image, already present in the archetype manuscript, experienced an interesting evolution as the Commentary on the Apocalypse was copied and edited between the tenth and thirteenth centuries. Today fourteen of these mappae mundi are conserved, to which we may add other works of cartography derived from or related to them. All of these maps constitute the object of the scrutiny of this book, which studies their evolution attending not only to the manuscript context in which they appear, but also to the European cartographic context, so as to arrive duly at a reconstruction of the original eighth century Beatus map. Finally, the author focuses on the details that make up these images to help us to know how the world was conceived in the Middle Ages, and what scientific, historical, symbolic and religious parameters were used in its representation.

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Más de 365 días, más de 30 instituciones, más de 50 autores y 101 obras (o más) son cifras cuya s... more Más de 365 días, más de 30 instituciones, más de 50 autores y 101 obras (o más) son cifras cuya suma da como resultado este proyecto. Bajo el título 101 obras maestras: ciencia y arte en los museos y bibliotecas de Madrid se reúnen un conjunto de piezas de diversas cronologías, técnicas, materiales y finalidades. Variadas son también sus ubicaciones: de Alcalá de Henares a San Lorenzo de El Escorial, pasando por Atocha, el Prado, Recoletos, el campus universitario de la Complutense, y un sinfín de otras localizaciones en la ciudad y Comunidad de Madrid. A pesar de esta aparente amalgama, todas ellas aúnan la peculiaridad de ser representativas de las historias de la ciencia y del arte, las cuales, aunque en la actualidad son reconocidas como distantes y dispares entre sí, a lo largo de los siglos caminaron de la mano.

Los itinerarios aquí elegidos permiten reconstruir algunas de las cuestiones que muestran cómo y hasta qué punto se cruzaron y alimentaron la estética y el conocimiento. Un peregrinar bien virtual (gracias a Internet), bien físico (visitando las obras in situ, cuando su conservación y las instituciones que las custodian así lo permitan), nos invitan a reflexionar sobre el valor científico que atesoran las instituciones culturales, y el artístico que albergan las tenidas por científicas. Un cuadro puede incluir (y de hecho suele incluir) presupuestos ópticos, o puede estar cargado de referencias médicas o biológicas. Un instrumento quirúrgico o astronómico es un artefacto sometido al diseño. El arte es un campo de experimentación donde se precipitan ideas y convenciones sobre la naturaleza. La ciencia siempre fue una cultura encaminada a la representación y gobernada por la voluntad de persuadir a sus públicos. ¿Dónde comienza la evidencia y dónde el sentimiento? ¿Dónde la investigación y dónde la belleza? Pasearse por estas 101 obras es una invitación a cruzar caminos a veces imprevistos.

[More than 365 days, more than 30 institutions, more than 50 authors and 101 (or more) works are the numbers which brings together this project. The title 101 Masterworks: Science and Art in the Museums and Libraries of Madrid gathers a collection of pieces with different chronologies, techniques, materials and purposes. Also varied are their locations: from Alcalá de Henares to San Lorenzo del Escorial, as well as Atocha, el Prado, Recoletos, the Complutense University campus, and an endless number of spaces within the city and the Community of Madrid. Despite the apparent disparateness of these works, they all share a common singularity: being a representative piece in the history of science and the history of art which, despite being recognised as both distant and different, developed hand in hand over the centuries.

The itineraries presented here allow for a review of some of the arguments which substantiated how and the extent to which aesthetics and knowledge crossed paths and nurtured one another. A pilgrimage either virtual (through the Internet) or physical (visiting the work in situ, whenever their conservation and the institutions that keep them allow it) invites us to reflect on the scientific value of cultural institutions, and the artistic worth of those regarded as scientific. A painting can include (and usually does) optical assumptions, and be replete with medical or biological references. A surgical or astronomical instrument is a device which is also subject to design. Art is a field of experimentation where ideas and principles of nature combine. Science has always been a culture headed towards representation and ruled by the desire to win over its audiences. Where does evidence end and sentiment begin? What is research and what beauty? Wandering through these 101 works is an invitation to cross paths which sometimes prove unpredictable.]

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More than 365 days, more than 30 institutions, more than 50 authors and 101 (or more) works are t... more More than 365 days, more than 30 institutions, more than 50 authors and 101 (or more) works are the numbers which brings together this project. The title 101 Masterworks: Science and Art in the Museums and Libraries of Madrid gathers a collection of pieces with different chronologies, techniques, materials and purposes. Also varied are their locations: from Alcalá de Henares to San Lorenzo del Escorial, as well as Atocha, el Prado, Recoletos, the Complutense University campus, and an endless number of spaces within the city and the Community of Madrid. Despite the apparent disparateness of these works, they all share a common singularity: being a representative piece in the history of science and the history of art which, despite being recognised as both distant and different, developed hand in hand over the centuries.

The itineraries presented here allow for a review of some of the arguments which substantiated how and the extent to which aesthetics and knowledge crossed paths and nurtured one another. A pilgrimage either virtual (through the Internet) or physical (visiting the work in situ, whenever their conservation and the institutions that keep them allow it) invites us to reflect on the scientific value of cultural institutions, and the artistic worth of those regarded as scientific. A painting can include (and usually does) optical assumptions, and be replete with medical or biological references. A surgical or astronomical instrument is a device which is also subject to design. Art is a field of experimentation where ideas and principles of nature combine. Science has always been a culture headed towards representation and ruled by the desire to win over its audiences. Where does evidence end and sentiment begin? What is research and what beauty? Wandering through these 101 works is an invitation to cross paths which sometimes prove unpredictable.

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1st Workshop on The Ancient and Medieval Cult Image. April 4-5, 2019. Department of History and T... more 1st Workshop on The Ancient and Medieval Cult Image. April 4-5, 2019. Department of History and Theory of Art, Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain)

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Este congreso, el segundo dentro de la programación de los Seminarios de Arte y Cultura en la Cor... more Este congreso, el segundo dentro de la programación de los Seminarios de Arte y Cultura en la Corte organizados desde el Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte de la UAM y en colaboración con IULCE, pretende explorar vías renovadoras e interdisciplinares en el estudio de la historia del arte cortesano. Tras un primer Seminario centrado en historiografía y
metodología, esta segunda edición invita a la reflexión sobre las convergencias entre la Historia del Arte y la Historia de la Ciencia poniendo de manifiesto que, lejos de tratarse de ámbitos ajenos, los trasvases entre los sujetos, los temas y las prácticas de ambas disciplinas fueron constantes.
La sociedad de corte es un espacio apto para explorar los diálogos entre el arte y la ciencia y para interrogarnos sobre los puntos de encuentro de ambas culturas. En este Seminario nos
detendremos en algunos de ellos. Trataremos determinadas ficciones naturales como los gabinetes y las naturalezas muertas que recrean el juego de la presencia y la ilusión.
Hablaremos de mapas, arquitecturas y otros artefactos híbridos. Nos preguntaremos sobre el papel de la imagen y el testimonio en la confección de la evidencia y finalmente repasaremos algunas formas características de representar al científico y al artista.

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