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FABULOUS FLAMBOYANT GOTHIC CLOISTER * CONVENT OF SANT DOMINGO

The convent of Sant Doménec or Sant Domingo is one of the most important Gothic monuments in the city of Valencia.

It was founded by the Aragonese King Jaume I (1208-1276) and home to the Valencian Dominican preachers - Sant Vicent Ferrer (1350-1419) and Lluís Bertran (1526-1581)

It was visited and protected by the kings of Aragon and the house of Austria and several times used as the headquarters of the Valencian Courts.

It became a historic-artistic monument since 1931, however it is not a well-known building due to its restricted visiting hours because the Valencia Captain General has resided here since 1840. This was a position created instead of the Viceroy of Valencia at the end of the War of Succession.

THE GRAND CLOISTER

The cloister at Sant Domingo is one of the most outstanding architectural beauties within the city boasting fabulous flamboyant "ogival" style arches.

Initiated at the beginning of the fourteenth century, the cloister is a square (34 m from side to s…

JUAN DE RIBERA * ARCHITECT OF EVICTION

Juan de Ribera (b1532-d1611) was the archbishop and viceroy of Valencia.

He used all of his civil and religious power to pressure Philip III towards the expulsion of the Moriscos, which was carried out in 1609.

Ribera despised the moriscos as heretics and traitors, a dislike he shared with much of Valencia's Christian populace.

With the Duke of Lerma / Marqués de Denia, Ribera helped convince King Philip III to expel the moriscos.

Ribera helped sell the plan by noting that all the property of the moriscos could be impounded to provide money for the treasury.

In 1609, the expulsion of the moriscos from Spain was decreed.

Ribera's original proposal was in fact more extreme: he favored enslaving the entire morisco population for work in galleys, mines and abroad. Ribera said that Philip III could do so "without any scruples of conscience," but this proposal was rejected.

If the moriscos were to be expelled, Ribera favored enslaving and Christianizing at least the child…

DALI EXPERIENCE

PART ONE
Dali was the first of the visual artists of his era to seriously question and pictorially document Freudian theories.

This Dali presentation will explore Freud’s influence on Dali’s Surreal style with special insights into the concepts "Free Association", “Dream” Painting and of course all of the funny stories and fabulous art that goes with Dali's experiments into Freud's theories of the subconscious!
PART TWO * Friday

Dali's artwork after 1945 is a historical tour of the scientific events of the 21st century, or at least of those that struck him most.

This Dali presentation will explore Dali's influences include the atomic bomb, physics, quantum mechanics, the origins of life, natural law, hermeticism, monasticism, evolution, mathematics, geometry, time travel, catastrophe theory and more!

Instructor: Fine Arts Historian, Sr. Karla Darocas, Hons. B.A. KarlaDarocas.com

TRIBUTE TO TOLEDO * PART 2

TRIBUTE TO TOLEDO * PART TWO is a presentation (lecture and slideshow) about the Renaissance - Golden Agehistory of Toledo explored through its cultural evolutions, arts and architecture. Presented by Spanish Fine Arts & Architecture Historian, Karla Darocas, Hons. B.A. (KarlaDarocas.com)

About.
Toledo came into the Renaissance like no other place in Spain with vibrant and unique displays of splendour and impressiveness.

Queen Isabella was a big part of the adventure with her personal flamboyant and ornate architectural mark upon the city, followed by a host of imperial and imposing exhibits of grandeur that persisted even after its fall as the Royal seat.

Toledo's continued its religious stronghold as a capital city and now ranks as one of the top historical monumental tourist attraction in the World.

The human imagination and classical knowledge combined to make Toledo one of the most fascinating cities to study for art, architecture, history and cultural studies for student…

THE STORY OF JAVEA

Explore and Learn About the History of JÁVEA by visiting its most exciting and unique monuments and museum with Spanish Fine Arts & Architecture Historian / Educator, Karla Darocas, Hons. B. A. (KarlaDarocas.com)

MEETING PLACE: Central Indoor Market * The Cafe shop La Paraeta at the Calle San Marco door. Beside Carniceria Mutt https://goo.gl/maps/CL6yXQMw2zM2
- Come early for your coffee.

BOOKING form below...

TIMES: 10:30 - 13:00 finish times depends on bathroom breaks :)

FEE 10 euros: includes LECTURE & WALKING ROUTE / MAP, in case you get lost or separated from group

MAX. 5 students per group MAX

END OF WALK: Get a beverage and Q & A time...
NOTE: If you enjoy ancient artifacts then you can head back to the museum after the lecture.

PARKING in the Municipal Parking Lots...

REVIEWS: www.KarlaDarocas.com

ABOUT THE WALK

This is a "walking" lecture in the old town of Xàbia / Jávea exploring the eras from the 14th - 20th centuriesExamine both civic and sacred architec…

INSIGHTFUL INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT RICHARDSON ABOUT ART AND JAVEA ART HUB GROUP

Over hundreds of years, Spain has produced and elevated some of the most famous artists of all time. It is hard to live in Spain and not be inspired by the multitudes of amazing galleries that display and pay recognition to the arts as an outlet for creativity, enlightenment and social change. Most importantly, Spain has become a melting pot of languages and cultures and the arts have the unique ability to extend and expand our shared common visual language.

I joined an arts group recently called the Javea Art Hub. It was launched by a Javea resident by the name of Robert Richardson.

According to Robert, his reasons for starting such a group stemmed from his love of art and his interest in building "like-minded" artist friends.

"I wished to explore and expand my own creativeness, while being supported and inspired by others as this is a great way to push yourself into trying new ideas," explains Robert.

"The idea of the group was to bring local artists toget…

SOROLLA FINDS INSPIRATION IN XABIA FOR A SPECIAL PATRON

When Joaquín Sorolla first came to Xàbia in 1896, it was to witness grape farmers in harvest as well as the marvelous raisin industry that had taken hold of Europe with its rich flavoured and nutritional snack.

He had received a commission to create two unique vertical panels to flank a door, of which the particular dimensions were to match. The theme of the paintings were to celebrate the wine industry but the composition was to be presented in a neoclassical or Greco-Roman style, as this was the fashion of the early twentieth century, especially in the bourgeoisie circles.

The patron was a wealthy Chilean, Rafael Errázuriz Urmeneta who was a politician, diplomat, businessman and grape farmer.

The patron became fascinated with Sorolla and his work while on a European trip which landed him in Madrid. He ended up commissioning Sorolla to create a variety of works from 1896 to 1905 including a family portrait.

However, in the summer of 96 Sorolla had spent his vacation at his summer res…

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WATERY PARADISE IN GANDIA

The Alquería del Duc was a medieval fortified farmhouse built in the sixteenth century. It was bought in 1590 by Alfonso de Borja, the youngest son of the famous San Francisco de Borja, IV Duke of Gandia.

* Report by Karla Darocas. Hons. B.A. (Copyright 2019)

Alfonso transformed the straggly farmhouse into a romantic summer residence suitable for the Nobels and visiting Royals to frolic, fish and hunt. Unfortunately, due to his death in 1593, his renovations were not finished.

After his death, the property was held by his widow Elionor de Noroña from 1593 to 1596. When she decided to move her residence from Gandia to Madrid, the Royal Council of Madrid in 1596 granted the use of the property to the Society of Jesus; the religious order that her father-in-law served and made famous.

In 1600, when Leonor de Noroña died, her testamentary executors sold the farm to Francisco Carlos de Borja Centelles, IX Duke of Gandía, and his wife María Ponce de León 1700 pounds.

The building and the gr…

LECTURE AT PARADOR JAVEA ON VELAZQUEZ

Excellent gathering of Anglo-Spanish Society members to be enlightened by the brilliant artworks of the Spanish Master artist - Diego Velazquez.

Thank you to Keith Hyde for arranging this event and for hiring me to lecture. I am always delighted to share my knowledge and my love of these works of art.

There were approximately 60 fine folks at the lecture and a few of my "fans" hung around for this lovely group shot.

WHO WAS ANDRÉ LAMBERT WITHIN THE HISTORY OF JÁVEA ARTS?

For many of you that have gone around Jávea on my Jávea Walk, we pop into a palace named Casa Lambert, which was preserved as an arts school and community artist exhibition space by the family of the French-Swiss painter, André Lambert.

So, who was Lambert and why was he so involved with the cultural life of Jávea?

Report by Karla Darocas (KarlaDarocas.com)

André Lambert Jordán (1884-1967) was a watercolorist, painter, engraver and Swiss-French architect who lived a large part of his life in Javea. For Lambert, Jávea was a gold mine of interest and he made many art works about the place from historical buildings to the unique landscape.

André Lambert was born in Switzerland on March 17, 1884, where he studied architecture at the School of Advanced Technical Studies in Munich. Later he went on to study Fine Arts in the Bavarian capital and it was these studies that ended him in Paris around 1908.

André established his first studio in Montparnasse, later moving to the Ile St. Louis.

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