Carme Lopez Calderon

Carme Lopez Calderon serves as a Professor in the Department of Art History within the Faculty of Geography and History at the University of Santiago de Compostela. She maintains dual institutional affiliations through the Humanities Research Institute (iHUS) and the specialized research group 'Iacobus Projects and studies on cultural heritage', which focuses on interdisciplinary cultural heritage preservation and analysis.

Her academic foundation includes a Doctorate from the University of Santiago de Compostela (2014), where her dissertation under Dr. Juan Manuel Monterroso Montero examined 'The imprint of emblematic literature and the European stamp on the devotional programs dedicated to Mary during the 18th century in the Iberian Peninsula'. This research established her expertise in transnational artistic influences during the Enlightenment era.

Professor Lopez Calderon's scholarly work centers on the intersection of religious iconography and literary traditions in Iberian art history, with particular emphasis on how European emblematic literature shaped Marian devotional imagery. Her methodology combines archival analysis of primary sources with visual semiotics to decode theological narratives embedded in 18th-century religious art across Spain and Portugal.

Through the 'Iacobus' research collective, she contributes to collaborative projects documenting endangered cultural assets, applying digital humanities approaches to catalog and interpret historical artifacts while training emerging scholars in heritage conservation techniques.