Joan Bellsolell Martínez

PhD in Art History from the University of Girona (2011). He is a member of the Chair on Renaissance Studies at the University of Barcelona and the PRONAPOLI research group, affiliated with the University of Girona.

He has participated as a researcher and documentarian in the study and editing of the documentary collection of the town of Sant Martí Vell (Gironès) and is currently a documentarian for the IGUEMUS project.

Between 2007 and 2011, he received a research grant for Research Personnel Training (FPI) from the Ministry of Science and Innovation, as well as grants for research stays in Rome and Naples, developing his work in institutions such as the School of History and Archaeology (CSIC) and the University of Naples Federico II.

In the field of research, he focuses on the study of artistic and bibliophile culture in Catalonia during the Renaissance period through the recovery of family heritage from the period between 1450 and 1650, which are documented in various archives. In this regard, he has published "Works on the artistic assets held in the custody of notable figures such as the Vice-Chancellor of the Crown of Aragon, Miquel Mai (to whom he dedicated his doctoral thesis, under the supervision of Joaquim Garriga), with the monograph "Miquel Mai. Artistic and bibliophile collection in Barcelona during the 16th-century" (in the "Memoria Artium" collection in 2019). Other specific cases investigated include the heritage of the poet Juan Boscán, Archdeacon Lluís Desplà, and Archbishop Antonio Agustín, among others.

Among its most notable lines of research are also the artistic and cultural trail left by diplomatic relations between members of the ambassadorial corps who travelled between the Italian states and Catalonia, as well as the study of the decorative arts of the Modern Age. Furthermore, it is also concerned with the study of antiquarian culture in 16th-century Catalonia, drawing on the artistic and bibliophilic influences imported from Italian lands.

He has been invited to and participated in various international conferences and symposia, as well as given lectures at venues such as the Prado Museum, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ??and the Barcelona City History Museum.