Prof. Dr Alfons Puigarnau, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain
Prof. Dr. Alfons Puigarnau 🎨📚 is a distinguished art historian specializing in medieval aesthetics, Neoplatonism, and architectural theory. He earned his PhD (1999) from Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, with cum laude honors. A professor at the Pontifical University of Salamanca and senior researcher at the University of Navarra, he has held visiting positions worldwide. His extensive publications explore topics from medieval political theology to genetic architecture. His books include Alfred Hitchcock: Anatomía del suspense (2021). An independent researcher at The Warburg Institute (2000-2020), he continues to shape the discourse on art and philosophy. 🏛️📖✨
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Education
Prof. Dr. Alfons Puigarnau 🎨📜 earned his Ph.D. in Art History from Pompeu Fabra University (1999, cum laude) and an MPhil (1994, cum laude) and Degree (1992, cum laude) in Art History from the University of Barcelona. He attended the Professors’ Summer Seminar at Cornell University (2016) 🌍📚 and became an Accredited Expert in Higher Education for the Arts through EQ-Arts, Prague (2016) ✅🎭. From 2000 to 2020, he was an Independent Researcher at The Warburg Institute, University College London 🏛️🔍. His extensive academic journey reflects a deep commitment to art history and education. ✨📖
Experience
Prof. Dr. Alfons Puigarnau is a distinguished scholar in philosophy and aesthetics 🏛️🎨. He serves as a Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, Pontifical University of Salamanca 📚 and a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarre (2023) 🔬. He has been an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Arts, International University of Catalunya since 1998 🏗️. Additionally, he was a Visiting Professor at Università Pontificia della Santa Croce, Rome (2023) 🇮🇹 and the University of Navarre (2014) 🎭. He also lectured at the Universidad de Monterrey’s Cátedra de Arte Sacro (2015) 🇲🇽.
Research Focus
Prof. Dr. Alfons Puigarnau’s research focuses on medieval art, iconology, and Neoplatonic aesthetics 🎨📜. His work explores political iconography in medieval Catalonia 🇪🇸, merchant culture in 15th-century Barcelona 🏛️💰, and the theology of light in medieval art 🌟✨. He delves into Neoplatonic influences on artistic representations of light 🔆, the symbolism of the Pantocrator 🕊️, and the mystical devotion of the Mediterranean Renaissance 🌊⛪. Additionally, he examines Lucía Moholy-Nagy’s correspondence in modern architecture 📷🏗️. His interdisciplinary research bridges art history, philosophy, and theology, shedding light on visual and cultural narratives across time 📖⏳.
Publication Top Notes
La cultura del mercader en la Barcelona del siglo XV
Genetic Architectures/Arquitecturas Geniticas
Iconografia a les llars mercantils del segle XV. Mentalitat, estètica i religiositat dels mercaders a Barcelona
Imago Dei y Lux Mundi en el siglo XII: La recepción de la teología de la luz en la iconografía del Pantocrátor en Cataluña
Vox spiritualis aquilae y maiestas domini en el siglo XII
Memòria pública i debat polític a Barcelona (1931-1936). L’Esquerra Republicana i la Lliga Catalana davant el passat i el futur de Catalunya
Imago Dei y Lux Mundi en el siglo XII: La recepción de la teología de la luz en la iconografía del Pantocrátor en Cataluña
El rastre del neoplatonisme al romànic català. L’ideal de bellesa
Creation and freedom in ancient neoplatonism. A road to the middle ages