Rubenianum, Antwerp, Belgium, 05. – 06.11.2018 Deadline: Mar 1, 2018 Many Antwerp Hands: Collaborations in Netherlandish Art, 1400-1750 In the early modern Low Countries, distinctive patterns of collaboration developed. Not only legal agreements but also relationships of trust fostered an artistic culture in which collaboration was a central practice – seemingly as important to the participating artists asContinue reading “CFP: Collaborations in Netherlandish Art, 1400-1750 (Antwerp, 5-6 Nov 18)”
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CONF: New Directions in the Study of Medieval Sculpture (Leeds, 16-17 Mar 18)
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK, March 16 – 17, 2018 NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN The focus on the materiality of medieval sculpture has proven crucial to its study and has expanded our historical understanding of sculpture itself. Whether monumental relief sculpture in stone, wooden sculptures in the round, sculpted altarpieces, ivory plaques or enamelledContinue reading “CONF: New Directions in the Study of Medieval Sculpture (Leeds, 16-17 Mar 18)”
New Publications: New items in English, French, Dutch and Italian
DAMIEN KEMPF, MARIA KEMPF. Monstres médiévaux, Intervalles, 2017, 95 p. ISBN: 978-2369560616 Plus de 100 illustrations, dont de nombreuses inédites, tirées des fonds prodigieux de la British Library et du J. Paul Getty Museum. Les monstres envahissent nos rêves : effrayants, laids, narquois ou sympathiques, ils peuplent notre inconscient. Même s’ils appartiennent à un monde différent, ils neContinue reading “New Publications: New items in English, French, Dutch and Italian”
Summer School: The Knowledge of the Curator (Groningen, 8-14 Jul 18)
Groningen, July 8 – 14, 2018 Deadline: May 1, 2018 Summer School The Knowledge of the Curator II. Curating Art and Science The Department of Art History at the University of Groningen, in collaboration with the Groninger Museum and Ghent University, offers a unique and innovative summer school program that puts students in direct contact with internationally renowned scholars,Continue reading “Summer School: The Knowledge of the Curator (Groningen, 8-14 Jul 18)”
Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 44th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference
As part of its ongoing commitment to Byzantine studies, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 44th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference to be held in San Antonio, TX, October 4–7, 2018. We invite session proposals on any topic relevant to Byzantine studies. SessionContinue reading “Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 44th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference”
The Late Antique and Byzantine Archaeology and Art Seminars (Oxford, 18 Jan-8 Mar 18)
Oxford, January 18 – March 8, 2018 Deadline: Mar 8, 2018 The Late Antique and Byzantine Archaeology and Art Seminar Hilary Term 2018, weeks 1–8 Thursdays 11–12:30 Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles’, Oxford First Floor Seminar Room
CFP: New Research on Ancient Armenia
Geneva Workshop for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers University of Geneva, 8 June 2018 Concept The Armenian Studies team (Unité d’aménien) at the MESLO Department, University of Geneva, ispleased to invite graduate students and early career researchers (not yet holding a permanent position inAcademia) to present their current research on any aspect of Ancient andContinue reading “CFP: New Research on Ancient Armenia”
Resources: The Oeuvre of Jan van Eyck
Discover the oeuvre of Jan van Eyck online! The benchmark website closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be has been expanded with macro photos and scientific imagery of 20 works by Jan Van Eyck and his workshop from 11 renowned European museums. The zoom function invites you to enjoy and study the high resolution images in microscopic magnification and the split-screen function allows to compare different types of images of Van Eyck’s oeuvre, including the Ghent Altarpiece.
Seminaires de la Chaire europeenne du College de France (Paris, 25 Jan-4 Jun 18)
Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, 11, place Marcelin-Berthelot, 75005 Paris, January 25 – June 4, 2018 Prof. Victor Stoichita, invité de la Chaire européenne du Collège de France Année académique 2017-2018 Cours les vendredis à 10h00, suivi du séminaire à 11h00 (ouverture 2 février 2018). Leçon inaugurale, jeudi 25 janvier, 18 heures sur : «Textes, textures, images»
CFP: Illuminating the Dark Ages: Manuscript art and knowledge in the Early Medieval world (c. 600-1100) (University of Edinburgh 28-29 June 2018) deadline 15 March 2018
“Illuminating the Dark Ages” has been conceived as a bilingual (English-French) conference that aims to bring together researchers of all levels, including postgraduate students, working on the wider Early Middle Ages and the decorated manuscript as a cultural medium. From a variety of perspectives, this conference intends to shed light on how and why manuscripts were decorated in the early medieval period, from lavishly illuminated religious cycles to illustrations of written works of Classical literature.
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