Month: September 2025

We would like to commemorate the 2nd conference, which will be held in the church of the Royal College of the Piarists next Thursday, October 9th, at 7:30 p.m., to commemorate the 4th centenary of the Moure altarpiece.

WE REMEMBER:

Thursday, October 9th:

2nd CONFERENCE on the Moure Altarpiece, entitled

“Francisco de Moure and the main altarpiece of the Society of Jesus in Monforte de Lemos. The swan song of a great sculptor.”

By Ana Diéguez Rodríguez

• PhD in Art History from the University of Santiago de Compostela
• Director of the Möll Institute
• Professor of Art History at the University of Burgos.
• She is the author of the books “The Altarpiece in the Archpriesthood of Monforte de Lemos in the 17th and 18th Centuries” and “Flemish Painting of the 16th Century in Osuna (Seville). Art, Devotion, and Meaning for the Counts of Ureña.”
• She collaborated on the books “Jordaens and Spain” and “Van Dyck in Spain,” the latter of which won the 2014 Europa Nostra Award for research.
• She edits the center’s journal, Möll Philostrato: A Journal of History and Art.
• Since 2024, she has been a full member of the Royal Spanish-American Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, corresponding to the Spanish Royal Academy of Cádiz, in the Mexico section.

We want to remind you of the conference celebrating the 4th centenary of the Moure altar, which will be held at the church of the school next Thursday, September 18th at 7:30 PM. WE REMEMBER:

Thursday, September 18th:

Title of the conference: “Form at the Service of Dogma. Francisco de Moure and the Reflection of the Catholic Reformation of Trent.”

Presented by Juan M. Monterroso Montero (University of Santiago de Compostela. CISPAC. Iacobus Research Group (GI-1907-USC)

• Degree in Geography and History (1987).
• PhD in Art History from the University of Santiago de Compostela (1995).
• Associate Professor at the University of A Coruña from 1999 to 2001.
• Associate Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela since 2001.

On the occasion of the 4th centenary of the FRANCISCO DE MOURE ALTARPIECE, the Nª Sª de la Antigua School Foundation has scheduled two extremely interesting lectures that will undoubtedly make us appreciate the historical, cultural, and artistic value of this altarpiece in our church. These lectures will be:

Thursday, September 18:

Lecture title: “Form at the service of dogma. Francisco de Moure and the reflection of the Catholic Reformation of Trent.” By Juan M. Monterroso Montero (University of Santiago de Compostela, CISPAC, Iacobus Research Group (GI-1907-USC)

Thursday, October 9:

Lecture title: “Francisco de Moure and the main altarpiece of the Society of Jesus in Monforte de Lemos. The swansong of a great sculptor.” By Ana Diéguez Rodríguez (Director of the Möll Institute and Professor at the University of Burgos).