Portal de Murcia
www.portaldemurcia.com
The University of Murcia celebrates one more year the festival of San Eloy, patron of the silversmiths.
It has been more than twenty years since this festival was instituted among the students of History of Art.
From the beginning the commemoration was arranged with the intention of recognizing the value of the art of silverware and of highlighting the significance of its ancient guild.
The events and conferences to commemorate the patron saint of jewelers have been going on since November 8, the prelude to the great celebration of November 29, the day of San Eloy.
Framed in this formation on the silverware guild, during the next two weeks there will be conferences and guided visits as part of the Goldsmith's Course with the following program:
Thursday, November 22.
Chamber of the Faculty of Letters
4pm
Visit: La Merced silverware collection: research proposals of types and brands
Ignacio José García Zapata
University of Murcia
6pm
Conference: Nazarí goldwork
Pedro Segado Bravo
University of Murcia
7pm
Conference: peculiar typologies of silverware
Manuel Pérez Sánchez
University of Murcia
Friday, November 23.
Cathedral of Murcia
10h
Conference: The silverware in the Museum of the Cathedral of Murcia
Conception of the Peña Velasco
University of Murcia
11h
Visit: Collection of silverware of the Museum of the Cathedral of Murcia
Francisco Alegría Ruiz
Director of the Cathedral Museum of Murcia
Tuesday, November 27
Chamber of the Faculty of Letters
4pm
Visit: The silverware collection of the Museo de las Claras
Jesus Rivas Carmona
University of Murcia
6pm
Conference: The silverware market: proposals for its study
Javier Alonso Benito
National Museum of Decorative Arts
7pm
Conference: The expansion of Cordoba's silverware and the role of its main teachers
María del Mar Nicolás Martínez
University of Almería
Wednesday, November 28
Eve of Saint Eloy
9.30 h.
Transfer of San Eloy for the celebration of his party by the butler and the shelves and his arrangement by the waitress and the ladies (Church of San Bartolomé).
12h
Complementary activity: Silver pricing (Javier Alonso Benito, National Museum of Decorative Arts).
Classroom 2.15 of the Aulario de La Merced.
Chamber of the Faculty of Letters
4pm
Conference: Silver sculpture
Álvaro Pascual Chenel
Malaga University
6pm
Presentation of the book Santería Silver Earrings 2018
Joaquín Cánovas Belchí (Director of the Department of Art History)
Rosana López Carreño (Coordinator of the Publications Service)
Pascual Martínez Ortiz (Manager of the Cajamurcia Foundation)
Pascual Cantos Gómez (Dean of the Faculty of Arts)
7pm
Conference: The silver fronts
Juan Jesús López-Guadalupe Muñoz
University of Granada
To conclude, remembering the old guild traditions, on November 29, the big day of the party, there will be various acts that pretend to remember what the guild once celebrated.
After the inauguration of the positions in the early morning, the procession of the offerings will be organized in the Campus de la Merced.
This will lead to the church of San Bartolomé, where the image of San Eloy by Francisco Salzillo can be found.
In front of her will be announced by the student butler, Raúl Pérez Bonmati, 4th year of the Degree in History of Art, and will also deposit their floral offerings students of all the courses of the Degree, as well as the jewelries of the route of the procession and the Current Guild of Jewelers, Silversmiths and Watchmakers of the Region of Murcia.
As part of the acts and following the tradition, the rector of the University of Murcia, José Luján, will be invested as Butler of Honor.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
Privacy policy
- Legal notice
- Cookies