Medieval Conferences in Paris, December 2014

A reminder of all that’s going on in Paris in a couple of weeks!

Roisin Astell's avatarRóisín Astell

Sculpture of Saint Louis, photograph taken by myself at the Saint Louis Exhibition Sculpture of Saint Louis, photograph taken by myself at the Saint Louis Exhibition

This December, Paris will host two exciting Medieval conferences, with esteemed historians travelling to the capital to give papers. Not only will these be great opportunities to meet fellow art historians and hear interesting talks, but they are free! I will be attending both, and will blog about the contents of each.

Conférences et colloques Saint-Louis et les arts en Europe, Louvre, 6th December 2014 – 10am – 18pm

In conjunction with the current exposition at the Conciergerie, on Saturday 6th December, the Louvre will present a conference pertaining the artistic patronage of Saint Louis, and his potential influence and relationships throughout Europe. Many may already be aware of the intense artistic patronage of King Louis IX during his reign, and it is often interpreted that his patronage was a means of asserting political agendas (this is part…

View original post 404 more words


Discover more from Medieval Art Research

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Published by J.A. Cameron

James Alexander Cameron is a freelance art and architectural historian with a specialist background and active interest in architecture and material culture of the parish churches, cathedrals and monasteries of medieval England in their wider European context. He took a BA in art history and visual studies at the University of Manchester, gaining a university-wide award for excellence (in the top 30 graduands of the year 2008/9), and then went to take masters and PhD degrees at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London.

Leave a comment

Discover more from Medieval Art Research

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading