Distinguished Lecture: Leticia Ruiz Gómez
Louis A. and Frances B. Wagner Lecture Series Distinguished Lecture: Leticia Ruiz Gómez: El Rostro de Cristo en la Obra del Greco (Christ’s Face in El Greco’s Painting) Leticia Ruiz Gómez, Curator at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain, and author of the catalogue El Greco en el Museo Nacional del Prado, discusses her research on the McNay’s Head of Christ by El Greco. Head of the department of Spanish Renaissance painting at the Prado, Ruiz obtained a PhD in art history from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. In addition, she holds a degree in conservation from the Escuela Superior de Conservación y Restauración de Madrid, where she has also taught. In 1998, she joined the staff of the Prado as conservator of Spanish painting and has chaired the department since 2003. The Prado marked the publication of the catalogue El Greco in the Prado with an exhibition of 37 signed paintings. Currently, Ruiz is preparing an exhibition focusing on El Greco and his workshop, opening in Toledo, Spain, in 2014 for the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death. This lecture is offered in Spanish with simultaneous English translation. Tickets are available for McNay members $10, nonmembers $20, educators and students with an I.D. $5. Reserve space by calling 210.805.1768 or e-mailing education@mcnayart.org. Thursday, September 20, 6:30 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall
