This one day conference brings together the next generation of art history scholars to present and discuss their ongoing research. Papers will predominately focus on Italian and Northern Renaissance Art (c. 1400–1600) and will encompass diverse media including tapestry, painting, engraving and stained glass. The conference will comprise five sessions. In the first four, twoContinue reading “Conference: New Dialogues in Art History, The Warburg Institute, London, September 26, 2018”
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Conference: Heritage Revisited. Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe, Kunsthistorisches Institut, University of Vienna, September 20–21, 2018
For centuries, objects from Islamic lands were unquestioned parts of the material and visual culture of pre-modern Latinate Europe. A textile from Fatimid Egypt, for instance, the so-called “Veil of Sainte Anne”, was kept in the cathedral treasury of Apt and venerated as a Christian relic. The workshop “Heritage Revisited. Rediscovering Objects from Islamic LandsContinue reading “Conference: Heritage Revisited. Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe, Kunsthistorisches Institut, University of Vienna, September 20–21, 2018”
Conference: The Right Moment. A Symposium on Kairotic Energies, Brussels, 18-19 October 2018
The Greek term kairós expresses an idea of ‘grasping the right moment’, which travelled through art, literature, and philosophy. And even today, it is central to debates over, for example, time management. Combining perspectives from classical reception studies and iconology, this ongoing project at KU Leuven (2017-2021) is about the reception of kairós in theContinue reading “Conference: The Right Moment. A Symposium on Kairotic Energies, Brussels, 18-19 October 2018”
CFP: “A Global Trecento: Objects, Artist, and Ideas Across Europe, the Mediterranean, and Beyond,” IMC Leeds, 2019 (Deadline 15 September 2018)
Looking at the Trecento through the lens of current global paradigms and concerns in historical and art historical studies might seem hazardous, or even paradoxical and provocative at best. Very few other labels have the power to evoke both the glories, achievements and limitations of traditional ‘Western’, and namely Eurocentric, art history. As a matterContinue reading “CFP: “A Global Trecento: Objects, Artist, and Ideas Across Europe, the Mediterranean, and Beyond,” IMC Leeds, 2019 (Deadline 15 September 2018)”
Conf.: The Palace Unveiled The Royal Palace in Palermo and other centres of power in the medieval Mediterranean
Assamblea regionale siciliana and Fondazione Federico II announce International Conference The Palace Unveiled The Royal Palace in Palermo and other centres of power in the medieval Mediterranean and the Arabo-Norman Cultural Week Palermo, Palazzo Reale 26 June – 1 July 2018 Maria Andaloro Jeremy Johns Ruggero Longo William Tronzo IL PALAZZO DISVELATO_SETTIMANA_MAIL_INVITO
Conference: The 39th Fifteenth Century Conference, University of Reading, 6-8 September 2018
This year’s conference will be held at the University of Reading’s ICMA Centre from Thursday 6th September to Saturday 8th September. We have a very exciting programme including sessions covering a wide range of late medieval themes, from political to art-historical; and plenary lectures from Chris Briggs, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson and Elizabeth New. We will also be celebrating the fifteenth volume of The Fifteenth Century at a reception jointly hosted by Boydell & Brewer and the ICMA Centre.
Conference: Illuminating the Dark Ages Manuscript Art and Knowledge in the Early Medieval World
PROGRAMME Thursday 28th of June 11.00 Reception, talks, and manuscript display at the University Library’s Centre for Research Collections (CRC). Venue: 5th floor of the Main Library building, George Square. Welcome by Rachel Hosker, Deputy Head of Special Collections (CRC). Presentation by Aline Brodin, “From the Scriptorium to the Screen. Exploring medieval manuscripts in the digital age”. TalksContinue reading “Conference: Illuminating the Dark Ages Manuscript Art and Knowledge in the Early Medieval World”
CONF: IMS-Paris 15: Truth and Fiction/Verite et Fiction, (Paris, 28-30 Jun 18)
Centre Malher, 9 rue Malher, 75004, Paris, June 28 – 30, 2018 15th annual conference of the International Medieval Society-Paris (IMS-Paris) in collaboration with the Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris (LAMOP) and the Centre d’Etude et de Recherches Antiques et Médiévales (CERAM), this year on the theme of “Truth and Fiction.” Online registration is now open: http://eepurl.com/dtRxmP (EnglishContinue reading “CONF: IMS-Paris 15: Truth and Fiction/Verite et Fiction, (Paris, 28-30 Jun 18)”
CONF: Intercambios y conflictos (Tarragona, 17-19 July 2018)
Intercambios y conflictos en un Mediterráneo transcultural: redes, comercio y creación artística en la edad media y moderna Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia and Museu d’Art Modern de la “Diputació de Tarragona”, Calle Santa Anna, 8 – 43003 Tarragona, July 17 – 19, 2018 En este curso mostraremos la importancia del Mediterráneo como espacio de intercambiosContinue reading “CONF: Intercambios y conflictos (Tarragona, 17-19 July 2018)”
Conference: Ghent Altarpiece, 2nd International Study Day, Ghent, 11 September 2018
The Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA, Brussels) and Ghent University (UGent) are pleased to announce the 2nd Ghent Altarpiece International Study Day on 11 September 2018 in Ghent. This event takes place one day before the renowned Symposium XXI for the Study of Underdrawing and Technology in Painting in Brussels (12-14 September 2018).
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