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Step into the world of art and cinema with Richard Jacques as he presents and screens 'Patinir, la invención del paisaje'.
The Flemish painter Joachim Patinir (c. 1480 – 1524) was the first European artist to specialise in landscape painting. Patinir’s striking vistas combine observation of naturalistic detail with lyrical fantasy, evoking the idea of a world landscape, which is arguably Patinir’s most significant contribution to Western art. In 1540, Felipe de Guevara, friend and artistic advisor to Charles V and later to Philip II, in his Comments on Painting, cited Patinir among the three greatest painters alongside Rogier van der Weyden and Jan van Eyck, and this in part explains why the largest holding of Patinir’s art can today be found in Madrid’s Prado Museum. Art historian Richard Jacques will introduce both the artist and Miguel Ángel Trujillo’s intriguing film Patinir, the invention of landscape painting, addressing the enigma of a painter whose biography is largely unknown, and who revolutionised the art market and even the very concept of painting at the dawn of the 16th century.
Organised in partnership with the Instituto Cervantes and The Zurbarán Centre for Spanish and Latin American Art, Durham University, this event has been made possible by the generous support of the Instituto Cervantes and CEEH (Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica).
About the speaker:
Richard Jacques is a PhD candidate in Art History at Durham University. His doctoral research, which the Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica funds, explores the language of suffering in the works of Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664). Richard also holds degrees in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art and Christian theology from Kings College London.
About the film:
Director: Miguel Ángel Trujillo
Research Director: Alejandro Vergara
Producers: Angular Producciones in collaboration with Museo del Prado and the CEEH
Total running time: 50 minutes
Miguel Ángel Trujillo was awarded a degree in Cinematography in 1972 by Madrid’s Official School of Cinematography (EOC). Since then, he has produced, shot and directed films, documentaries and commercials.
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