Patricia Maria Castiñeyra Fernandez

Patricia Maria Castiñeyra Fernandez is a researcher affiliated with the University of Murcia, focusing on the intersection of Art History and Cultural Heritage. She is currently associated with the research group Sumptuary Arts and previously collaborated with Art and Cultural Heritage groups.

Education:

• PhD in Art History from the University of Murcia (2019), with a thesis titled Religiosas, santas y mujeres de la Biblia: la creación de un imaginario femenino en la pintura religiosa del Renacimiento en España (1479-1563).

Research Interests: Her work explores the construction of female imagery in Spanish Renaissance religious painting, particularly through biblical figures and saintly iconography. This research bridges Renaissance Art, Religious Art, and Gender Studies in Art.

Collaboration: She has contributed to research groups focused on sumptuary arts and cultural heritage studies.