Óscar Morales Barato is awarded the CEEH fellowship at the Fondazione Roberto Longhi
A graduate in History from the University of Alcalá, Óscar Morales Barato completed a Master’s degree in Advanced Studies in the History of Spanish Art at the Complutense University of Madrid before receiving this grant.
During his stay in Florence, he plans to investigate the circulation of works of art between the Grand Ducal Court and the Iberian Peninsula at the beginning of the 17th century. He intends to publish a previously unknown altarpiece in the Church of San Pablo in Valladolid, which contains references to works by Giovanni Battista Paggi (1554–1627). These works reached the circle of artists active in the Castilian city thanks to the Apostolic Nuncio Domenico Ginnasi (1551–1639).
This exploration of the history of collecting and artistic relations between Spain and Italy forms part of his doctoral thesis, which he is developing with a grant at the Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli. His project focuses on Cardinal Ginnasi and his collection in Rome, as well as his diplomatic and cultural bonds with other European courts.
