On February 18, 2019, Spanish King Felipe and Queen Letizia presided over the delivery ceremony of "Gold Medals to Merit in the Fine Arts 2017" at Merced Palace in Cordoba and presented the medals to their winners. The Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Medalla de Oro al mérito en las Bellas Artes) is given by the Ministry of Culture of Spain to persons or organizations that have shown success in art and culture or to those that have made contributions to promotion of art and culture or to conservation of artistic heritage. (Queen Letizia wore a new checked top and skirt by Hugo Boss.) |