Conference: Mendicant Orders in the Eastern Mediterranean: Art, Architecture and Material Culture (13th-16th c.), Nafplion, Wednesday 19th-Sunday 23rd April 2017

Conference: Mendicant Orders in the Eastern Mediterranean: Art, Architecture and Material Culture (13th-16th c.), Nafplion, Wednesday 19th-Sunday 23rd April 2017 Free, booking required: http://mendicants.weebly.com/registration.html Conference website: http://mendicants.weebly.com/ Programme: Wednesday, 19 April 2017 9:30 – 10:00      Registration 10:00 – 10:30    Welcoming Addresses 10:30 – 11:00    Ioanna Christoforaki (Academy of Athens) Mendicant Orders in theContinue reading “Conference: Mendicant Orders in the Eastern Mediterranean: Art, Architecture and Material Culture (13th-16th c.), Nafplion, Wednesday 19th-Sunday 23rd April 2017”

Conference: Max J. Friedländer (1867-1958): art-historian, museum director, connoisseur, Amsterdam, 8th of June 2017

  Conference: Max J. Friedländer (1867-1958): art-historian, museum director, connoisseur, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, June 8, 2017 Registration deadline: Jun 5, 2017 The 5th of June 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Max J. Friedländer (1867-1958). This milestone offers an excellent opportunity to reflect on the legacy of this still well-esteemed art historian. FriedländerContinue reading “Conference: Max J. Friedländer (1867-1958): art-historian, museum director, connoisseur, Amsterdam, 8th of June 2017”

CFP: Early Netherlandish Art in the Long 19th Century (Ghent, 24 – 26 May 18)

CFP: Early Netherlandish Art in the Long 19th Century (Ghent, 24 – 26 May 18), Ghent, May 24 – 26, 2018 Deadline: Jun 1, 2017 To submit a proposal for consideration, please send a 250 word abstract, a 100 word bio, and a 1-2 page CV to rediscoveryhna@gmail.com by June 1, 2017. Francis Haskell famously argued thatContinue reading “CFP: Early Netherlandish Art in the Long 19th Century (Ghent, 24 – 26 May 18)”

Conference: After Chichele: Intellectual and Cultural Dynamics of the English Church, 1443-1517, St Anne’s College, Oxford, 28th June 2017 – 30th June 2017

Conference: After Chichele: Intellectual and Cultural Dynamics of the English Church, 1443-1517, St Anne’s College, Oxford, 28th June 2017 – 30th June 2017 Fees: Standard Registration Fee – £160.00; graduate Registration Fee – £120.00; dinner – £60.00 Register by June 21 After Chichele adopts an investigative and interdisciplinary approach. The period has been chosen precisely because theContinue reading “Conference: After Chichele: Intellectual and Cultural Dynamics of the English Church, 1443-1517, St Anne’s College, Oxford, 28th June 2017 – 30th June 2017”

CFP: 4th International Conference the Middle Ages: A Global Context? (Portugal, Lisbon (Medieval Europe in Motion Research Group), 13-15 December 2017), deadline 15 June 2017

How to Apply: Proposals for either 3-paper sessions or individual papers will be equally welcome. Individual papers should be 20 minutes in length. Please submit an abstract of no more that 250 words and a brief CV to mem2017@fcsh.unl.pt Deadline: 15 June 2017. NB: Conference Registration Fees:• Participation with Paper: 75€ (Registration fee includes documentationContinue reading “CFP: 4th International Conference the Middle Ages: A Global Context? (Portugal, Lisbon (Medieval Europe in Motion Research Group), 13-15 December 2017), deadline 15 June 2017”

Workshop: Arts and Court Cultures in the Iberian World (1400-1650), Harvard University, 28 April 2017

Workshop: Arts and Court Cultures in the Iberian World (1400-1650), Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University (RCC Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St., Cambridge MA), April 28, 2017 Visual strategies of legitimization became increasingly important for Iberian monarchies during the late medieval and early modern periods,  Mediterranean dynastic, diplomatic, and military endeavors called for effective propaganda,Continue reading “Workshop: Arts and Court Cultures in the Iberian World (1400-1650), Harvard University, 28 April 2017”

SAH/Mellon Author Awards, Deadline 1 June 2017

SAH/Mellon Author Awards Deadline: Jun 1, 2017 These awards are designed to provide financial relief to scholars who are publishing their first monograph on the history of the built environment, and who are responsible for paying for rights and permissions for images or for commissioning maps, charts or line drawings in their publications. The publicationContinue reading “SAH/Mellon Author Awards, Deadline 1 June 2017”

CFP: Evidence of Power in the Ruler Portrait, 14th – 18th Cent. (1-2 Dec 17)

CFP: Evidence of Power in the Ruler Portrait, 14th – 18th Cent. (1-2 Dec 17), Munich / München, Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, 01. – 02.12.2017 Deadline: Apr 30, 2017 Applications for a lecture with an abstract of max. 3,000 characters can be sent until April 30 2017 to the following address Email: mattmuel@uni-mainz.de Head and Body: Evidence ofContinue reading “CFP: Evidence of Power in the Ruler Portrait, 14th – 18th Cent. (1-2 Dec 17)”

Conference: Collections and Collecting Ancient, Byzantine and Medieval Art Conference, Christie’s Education London, 23 March 2017

This conference will explore the history of Ancient, Byzantine and Medieval collections, how they were originally formed, how objects survive and in what contexts, and how certain collections themselves live on. It will also address how the collections of the past may be reflected in the way that we approach collecting today, the theoretical and the historical framework of collections, how they are currently presented, as well as some of the controversies in the field. Equally, the problems and issues underlying the collecting of Ancient and Medieval art, and the knowledge required to authenticate them will be discussed.

Conference: The Profane within the Sacred in Medieval Art, Aguilar de Campoo, Sept 29th – Oct 1st 2017 (VII Colloquium Ars Mediaevalis)

Conference: The Profane within the Sacred in Medieval Art, Fundación Santa Maria la Real – Aguilar de Campo (SPAIN), Sept 29th – Oct 1st 2017. CFP for 20-minute ‘free papers’ open until 30 June 2017 How to apply: send an email with name, Academic institution, 1 page abstract and main bibliography to plhuerta@santamarialareal.org How toContinue reading “Conference: The Profane within the Sacred in Medieval Art, Aguilar de Campoo, Sept 29th – Oct 1st 2017 (VII Colloquium Ars Mediaevalis)”