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Joaquín Yarza Luaces
Joaquín Yarza Luaces
Born	1936; Ferrol, La Coruña
Disappeared	2016; Barcelona
Nationality	Española
Occupation(s)	History of Art, professor y medieval art studies
Known for	His studies in Medieval Arts

Joaquín Yarza Luaces (Ferrol, La Coruña, 16 de agosto de 1936 - Barcelona, 6 de marzo de 2016)

Was a Spanish art historian. Professor Yarza began his professional career in Madrid. From 1974, he began to work as a teacher in Barcelona, where he died. From there it was a true reference, especially for the studies of the medieval world, especially emphasized by its presence in certain Renaissance subjects.

Biography[edit]

Joaquín is the grandson of José Joaquín Yarza Albea, Eminence of the naval world in Spain, Joaquín Yarza was destined to be Naval Engineer, as marked the tradition of the Yarza family, originally from Donostia (Spain) and settled in Vigo (Spain). After the first course at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, the brilliant student discovered that his true passion was not the ships, but that was the History of Art. Once the decision was made, he presented himself at home in front of his father, delivered his horours grades in his first course of Naval Engineering, and communicated to his family his desire to devote himself to his passion. He studied History of Art at the Complutense University of Madrid in 1961-1965, where he began teaching after a doctorate thesis entitled "Iconography of the miniature of the eleventh and twelfth centuries in the kingdoms of Castile and Leon. For several years he combined the positions of professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1965-1969) and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1968-1974). Since 1974 he has been Professor of Art History at the University of Barcelona (1974-1981) and later at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he was Professor of Art.

Joaquin Yarza did most of his research and literary works on the study of medieval Hispanic art and Byzantine art. In spite of its almost exclusive dedication to the medieval period, it has also made explorations in the field of the history of Renaissance painting, with studies dedicated to Navarrete el Mudo and Alonso de Herrera and within the field of sculpture, Pedro Berruguete.

He has published works of a general nature, such as Art and Architecture in Spain, 500-1250 (1987) and The Middle Ages (1988) and coordinated others on written artistic sources, such as Medieval art, I and II (1982). He has also been interested in the miniature of both the tenth century (Blessed Gerona, Antiphon of Leon) and Romanesque (Burgos Bible). He is the director and co-author of an Art History manual for high school students (1978). He has participated in divulgative works such as Gothic Painting (1987) or Gothic Art (1991).

He collaborated actively in the production of the catalog of the medieval Museo Frederic Marès de Barcelona. He directed the magazine (revista) Of the Department of Art History of the Autonomous University of Barcelona Locus Amoenus from its creation in 1995. He also was part of the next magazines Cuadernos de Historia de España (Buenos Aires), Traza y Baza (UB), D’Art (UB), Quaderns d’Estudis Medievals (Art Estudi) y Artigrama (Universidad de Zaragoza).

He was member of the Spanish Committee of History of the Art between 1982 and 1988. From 1990 it comprised of the Board of Museums of Catalonia and of the Board of Qualification, Valuation and Export of Goods of the Cultural Patrimony of Catalonia.

Outstanding works[edit]

Autor[edit]

Iconografía de la miniatura castellano-leonesa. Siglos XI y XII. (Extracto Tesis). Ediciones Castilla: Madrid, 1973
Arte y arquitectura en España 500-1250. Cátedra (Manuales Arte): Madrid, 1979 (9ª ed., 2000)
Arte medieval (Historia del arte hispánico, II). Alhambra: Madrid, 1980 (2ª ed., 1982)
El Pórtico de la Gloria. Ed. Cero Ocho–Alianza: Cuenca-Madrid, 1984
Arte asturiano, arte “mozárabe”. Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Extremadura (Cuadernos de historia del arte, 5): Cáceres, 1985
Formas artísticas de lo imaginario Anthropos (Palabra plástica, 9): Barcelona, 1987
El arte gótico II. Historia 16 (Historia del arte, 20): Madrid, 1991
La pintura del antiguo Egipto. Ed. Vicens- Vives (Historia visual del arte, 2): Barcelona, 1991
Gil de Siloé Historia 16 (Cuadernos de Arte Español, 3): Madrid, 1991
Baja Edad Media. Los siglos del gótico. (Introducción al Arte español). Sílex: Madrid, 1992
El arte bizantino. Anaya (Biblioteca Básica de Arte). Madrid, 1991. (Edición italiana, Fenice 2000, Milán 1995)
Los Reyes Católicos. Paisaje de una monarquía. Nerea: Madrid, 1993
Retaules gòtics de la Seu de Manresa. Angle Editorial (Patrimoni Artístic de la Catalunya Central, 1): Manresa, 1993
Jan van Eyck Historia 16 (El Arte y sus creadores, 5): Madrid, 1994
Fuentes de la Historia del Arte I. Historia 16 (Conocer el Arte, 21): Madrid, 1997
El Bosco y la pintura flamenca de los siglos XV- XVI. Guía de sala. Fundación Amigos del Museo del Prado- Alianza Editorial: Madrid, 1998 (edición en inglés)
El Jardín de las Delicias de El Bosco. T.F. Editores: Madrid, 1998
Beato de Líebana. Manuscritos iluminados. M. Moleiro ed.: Barcelona, 1998
El retablo de la Flagelación de Leonor de Velasco. Ediciones El Viso: Madrid, 1999
Gil Siloe. El Retablo de la Concepción en la Capilla del obispo Acuña. Asociación Amigos de la Catedral de Burgos: Burgos, 2000
Alejo de Vahía, mestre d’imatges “catálogo de exposición”. Museu Frederic Marès- Ajuntament de Barcelona (Quaderns del Museu Frederic Marès. Exposicions, 6): Barcelona, 2001

Editor[edit]

Arte medieval I. Alta Edad Media y Bizancio. (Fuentes y documentos para la Historia del Arte, II) (ed. y coord.). Gustavo Gili: Barcelona, 1982
Arte Medieval II. Románico y Gótico. (Fuentes y documentos para la Historia del Arte, III) (ed. y coord.). Gustavo Gili: Barcelona, 1982
Actas del V Congreso Español de Historia del Arte. (Barcelona, 29 octubre- 3 noviembre 1984) (J. Yarza y F. Español, eds.), vol. I Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, 1986
Estudios de iconografía medieval español. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona: Bellaterra, 1984
Catàleg d’escultura i pintura medievals. (Fons del Museu Frederic Marès/1), (F. Español y J. Yarza, dir.), Barcelona, 1991
El Museo Frederic Marès. Barcelona (F. Español y J. Yarza), Ludion- Ibercaja (Musa Nostra. Colección Europea de Museos y monumentos): Bruselas, 1996
L’artista artesà medieval a la Corona d’Aragó. Actes (Lleida, 14- 16 enero 1998). (J. Yarza y F. Fité, eds.) Institut d’Estudis Ilerdencs- Edicions de la Universitat de Lleida, 1999
La miniatura medieval en la península Ibérica. Murcia: Nausícaä, 2007

Sources[edit]

M.L. Melero Moneo, F. Español Bertrán y A. Orriols i Alsina, Semblanza académica y lista de publicaciones, en Imágenes y promotores en el arte medieval. Miscelánea en homenaje a Joaquín Yarza Luaces, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 2001. pp. 17-37.

External Links[edit]

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