ALT Detail of a sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus. She has brown hair and a golden head scarf loosely covering her head. Her flowing robes have painted details in red, gold, and green. The baby Jesus also has flowing robes, but the colour is predominantly green. Both mother and child face forward. The mother is tilting her head slightly to the right, with the right arm slightly stretched out. The baby Jesus is held by his mother's left arm, and he has his right arm around her neck and the left arm stretched forward. There is a box of text in front of the image with the following text: Autumn 2026 Seminar Series, Stirling Maxwell Centre and History of Art, 'The famous Roldana': new perspectives on the Spanish woman sculptor Luisa Roldán. Carlos Maura Alarcón (Universidad Nacinal Autónoma de México), with Mark Richter (University of Glasgow), respondent: Hilary Macartney (University of Glasgow), 8 University Gardens, room 101, Thursday, 28 October 2026, 5 p.m.

ALT Detail of a sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus. She has brown hair and a golden head scarf loosely covering her head. Her flowing robes have painted details in red, gold, and green. The baby Jesus also has flowing robes, but the colour is predominantly green. Both mother and child face forward. The mother is tilting her head slightly to the right, with the right arm slightly stretched out. The baby Jesus is held by his mother's left arm, and he has his right arm around her neck and the left arm stretched forward. The Virgin Mary is standing on a group of three heads of putti angels, which are standing on a base. The caption on the right says 'Luisa Roldán, Virgin and Child, painted wood (c. 1650 - 1686). Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington'.

ALT 16th c. engraving, man holds a heavy stone in right hand, hanging down on his side, the left hand raised to the sky, with wings on wrist, towards representation of God. Text: Spring 2026 Seminar Series Designing women: the unillustrated moral devices of Perrault’s Fairy Tales Jennifer Taylor, Uni of Reading 19/2/26, 5 p.m. In-person: ASC Seminar Room, University Library (level 12) Online: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/h94mrxCSS02mfkQdhPGYkw A contemporary emblem book — wings and stones Ingrid Hoepel, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel 05 March 2026, 5 p.m. In-person: TalkLab, University Library (level 3) Online: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/4Vdt43WFQd2fgh_aV6oaUg Superhero Comics and Scottish Identity: the Comics Art of Frank Quitely David John Boyd & Julie Briand Boyd, University of Glasgow 12/3/26, 5 p.m. (book launch, with Leuven Uni Press) In-person: University Bookshop Online: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/mI2-cHm0S5iPKJk2kZxGeQ

ALT A woman (on the right) and a man (on the left) sit at a table, facing forward; the background is shelving with archives and rare books.