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Mencia de Mendoza (3-5 Apr, Valencia, Spain)
Peg Rettino Mencía de Mendoza
A three-day international conference at the Museum of Fine Arts, Valencia, Spain
April 3, 2003 - April 5, 2003
The ambitious intellectual and artistic pursuits of Mencía de Mendoza, Marchioness of Zenete and Duchess of Calabria (1508-1554), were unrivalled amongst Spanish nobles during the first half of the sixteenth century. The scant information we have on her collection suggests that it comprised one of the most sophisticated assemblages of art of its time. A descendant of the great cardinal Mendoza, Mencía de Mendoza (1508-1554), was the daughter of Rodrigo, first Marquis of Zenete.
Mencía was educated in a humanist tradition. At the age of 16, Mencía became the third wife of Hendrik III, Count of Nassau (d. 1538). She moved with her husband to the Netherlands, where they formed part of Emperor Charles V's court. She was patron to many important
Netherlandish painters, tapestry makers and manuscript illuminators. Her collection included a variety of other objects, cameos, corals,
drawings, gems, medals, and even dolls. The conference will provide insight into one of the most important Renaissance collectors in Europe.
For further information about the conference, please contact Mari-Tere Alvarez malvarez@getty.edu; or Peg Rettino; prettino@getty.edu.
http://www.codart.nl/?page_id=119&event_id=550 Peg Rettino
Education Department The J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Education prettino@getty.edu 310.440.7155
Reference:
CONF: Mencia de Mendoza (3-5 Apr, Valencia, Spain). In: ArtHist.net, Mar 5, 2003 (accessed Feb 27, 2022),
<https://arthist.net/archive/25559>.
