Virginia Tovar Martín (1929–2013) was a Spanish art historian, author, and professor.

[2][1] She was a foremost scholar in the study of architecture and urban planning of Madrid during the Baroque period (c.

She received her PhD in 1975 from Complutense University of Madrid, where she studied under the supervision of Alfonso Pérez Sánchez [es].

[1] In her early scholarly work she focused on architect Juan Gómez de Mora.

[4] Tovar Martín was a member of the Institute of Madrid Studies [es] (Spanish: Instituto de Estudios Madrileños), and the San Damaso Academy (Spanish: Academia de San Dámaso).