HE Cultural Institute of Alicante Juan Gil-Albert He started a new cycle focusing on the figure of the collector as a supporter of the preservation and continuation of the ancestral heritage of the province of Alicante. First session will start this Friday with a lesson on Collecting in Spain in the 19th century Given by the 19th-century conservator of pictures of the Museo del Prado, Pedro Jose Martinez Square.
Collectibles and collectors It is committed to highlighting the role that collectors, both public and private, have played throughout history in preserving the outstanding heritage in the state of Alicante. Their work in the name of art and heritage has led them to collect real jewels, which in many cases turn out to be wonderful. collections donated to institutions or foundationsthanks to which part of our history and cultural heritage has come to light.
The first session, together with the conference, will take place in Casa Bardín at 20:00. Collecting and the market in Spain in the 19th century. Historian Martínez Plaza, a major expert in the field, will unveil the keys to this 19th-century discipline and analyze the different agents intervening in the area. Formation of private collections of the Spanish capitalfrom owners to businesses and shops dedicated to the sale of works of art.
Pedro José Martínez Plaza holds a PhD in Art History and a Master in Advanced Studies in Art History, Spain. Complutense UniversityIn addition to the Expert Valuer Specialist in Antiques and Artworks University of Alcalá de Henares. Worked as contract staff in the Documentation Department. National Museum of Decorative Arts He has been working as a museum technician at the Prado Museum since 2016 and has curated the exhibitions ‘El Gabinete de Descanso de Sus Majestades’ (2019) and ‘The legacy of Carmen Sánchez’ at the institution. The last lesson’ (2021).
Research lines focus on publishing letter collections, Spanish painting, visual culture and collecting, and the art market. This was the subject of his doctoral thesis and much of his subsequent research, published by the Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica (2018). He is a member of the Political Research project for noble legitimacy: similarities, differences and allowances in collecting between the nobility and the Spanish bourgeoisie (1788-1931).