About us

We are a group of professors and researchers of the University of Lleida working in the Office of Works of Art Analytical better equipped universities in Spain.

In order to guarantee the success of studying art that is unpublished, little studied or practically unknown, the CAEM has a well-trained Scientific Staff, that is to say, a group of researchers that is very prepared to analyse works of art in person. In addition, the CAEM has the support of an extensive national and international Advisory Board, surely the most complete and comprehensive in the world. These are specialists not just in various parts of historical and artistic knowledge, but also in other branches of knowledge that are complementary and enriching, so as to undertake the study of the work of art with rigour and in its entirety.

Team

OUR TEAM

Ximo Caompany our director

XIMO COMPANY I CLIMENT (Founder of the CAEM and Honorary Director)

Professor of History of Modern Art (15th-18th centuries). Graduate Studies at the Università di Napoli and the Academia de España en Roma. Former Director of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia, the second most important art gallery in Spain. Principal Researcher at the Research Group of the Generalitat de Catalunya “Art i Cultura d’Època Moderna” (ACEM). Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia. Award of the ICREA Academy of the Generalitat de Catalunya. His education at the Llotja School of Applied Arts in Barcelona and his time as stage director of the Museo de Bellas Artes in Valencia has made him one of the most trained teachers in Spain in the observation and examination of works of art in person, especially medieval and modern paintings. Professor of the Art History and Social History Department at the Universitat de Lleida and the Conservation Master’s at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. He founded the CAEM in 2000. He currently continues to advise its researchers.

María Antonia Argelich

MARÍ­A ANTONIA ARGELICH GUTIÉRREZ

DIRECTOR
PhD in Art History from the Universitat de Lleida. Honours Bachelor and Master’s in Cultural Heritage from the UdL. She has demonstrated clear analytical acumen in Italian Renaissance paintings, as evidenced, for example, in her extensive study of Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari, Il Veronese and Giovanni Zellotti, attributed, Venus and Adonis with Cupid and dogs, 2013). She is also an expert in Spanish paintings from the Golden Age, with special attention to the works of Ribera as evidenced by her study of José de Ribera. San Jerónimo studying, 2013. She has also studied with analytical precision works by El Greco, Lucas Cranach, Asensio Julià and Goya, as well as drawings and painting pieces linked to the pictorial universe of Pablo Picasso. Professor of the Art History and Social History Department at the Universitat de Lleida.

Mariona Navarro

MARIONA NAVARRO FONT

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
She has a degree in Art History from the Universitat de Barcelona and a master’s degree in Professional training, Evaluation and Analysis of Works of Art from the Universitat de Lleida. She has carried out precise attributive studies of paintings by El Greco, Sassoferrato, Jean Ranc and Joaquim Mir, and others related to Goya, Eugenio Lucas Velázquez. Always with a high level of reserach. She talentedly synchronizes the various actions of the CAEM. His versatility along with his leadership skills allow her to combine managerial and personnel matters with highly investigate tasks.

Raïch-Marta-CAEM

MARTA RAÏCH CREUS

TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF
Graduate in Audiovisual Communication from the Universitat de Lleida. Her role in the CAEM is very important. Expert Technician in Image Production. She is specialized in scientific photography applied to works of art, as well as artistic diagnosis. She is currently developing her research and work as technician at the Center d’Art d’Època Moderna (CAEM) of the UdL. Also the design and layout of its studies and publications.

Jésica Martí

JÉSICA MARTÍ EGEA

RESEARCHER
Graduate in Art History from the Universidad de Valencia and Master’s Degree in “Expertise, Valuation and Analysis of Works of Art” from the Universitat de Lleida. She is an insightful researcher with a penetrating analytical eye on unpublished works of art from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. For example, she has carried out several investigations on artworks related to Francisco de Goya, Joaquín Sorolla, Isidre Nonell or Manuel Salvador Carmona. She is also an expert in painting, drawing and decorative arts. Finally, her versatility and transversality allow her to work as a reliable artwork appraiser.

Marc Borrás

MARC BORRÁS ESPINOSA

RESEARCHER
With a degree in Art History from the Universitat de Valencia and a master’s degree in Advanced Studies in Art History from the Universitat de Barcelona. He does his doctoral thesis about El Bosco copies existing in Spain. He is an expert in the Flemish art from fifteen and sixteen centuries and a great connoisseur of Spanish Royal collections. He also outstands for his sharp instinct in relation to important works of art of the Spanish Golden Age.

SARA MUNSÓ SALA

RESEARCHER
Doubly graduated in Art History and Audiovisual Communication and Journalism from the University of Lleida. This double degree makes her a very versatile researcher when it comes to analysing paintings. She is capable of dealing with paintings and artists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Cecilio Pla and his entourage, for example, but, at the same time, her communication skills make her an expert in the attention that the customers deserve. In this sense, she complements very well some of the tasks carried out by the deputy director, Mariona Navarro, and manages with efficacy the centre’s social networks.

Salut

SALUT DÍEZ REYES

CURATOR-CONSERVATOR
Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Universitat Politècnica de València; specialty: Restoration of Works of Art. Former head of the area of ​​restoration of painting on canvas of the foundation of the Valencian Community “La Luz de les Images”. Its tight and always reasoned interventive criteria, its fine and privileged executive skill, in addition to the impeccable quality of its meticulous and thorough actions, make it one of the most experienced professionals in the whole country in the field of conservation and restoration of works of art.

Ana Villalba

ANA VILLALBA ALPERA

CURATOR-CONSERVATOR
Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Universitat Politècnica de València; specialty: Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art. Doctoral courses of the program “Conservation and Restoration of pictorial heritage” (UPV). He has held positions of responsibility in the area of ​​painting and board restoration of the “La Luz de les Images” foundation. As with his partner Salut Díez, his thoughtful attitude and reasoned interventive criteria, in addition to his privileged executive hands, make her one of the wisest professionals in the country in the field of conservation and restoration of works of art. Ana Villalba and Salut Díez are responsible – and full guarantee – of the CAEM restoration area. In addition, they cross their eyes and work side by side in an interdisciplinary way with the rest of the CAEM research team.

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