CONF: Riemenschneider In Situ (Rothenburg/Wuerzburg, 21-24 Jun 17)

Rothenburg and Würzburg, 21. – 24.06.2017 Conference Program In 1980, Michael Baxandall introduced the sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider and his artistic milieu to English-speaking art historians — specialists and non-experts alike — with his book The Limewood Sculptors of Renaissance Germany. This publication appeared just a year prior to the first major exhibition of Riemenschneider’s early works in Würzburg’s Mainfränkisches Museum (1981). InContinue reading “CONF: Riemenschneider In Situ (Rothenburg/Wuerzburg, 21-24 Jun 17)”

CONF: Streets, Routes, Methods I (Florence, 5-6 May 17)

Florence, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut, Palazzo Grifoni Budini Gattai, Via dei Servi 51, May 5 – 06, 2017 Streets, Routes, Methods I: Reflections on Paths, Spaces and Temporalities International Conference A cooperation of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max Planck Institute and eikones – NCCR Iconic Criticism, University of Basel Organized by Hannah Baader, Adam Jasper, Stefan Neuner, Gerald WildgruberContinue reading “CONF: Streets, Routes, Methods I (Florence, 5-6 May 17)”

Conference: Seeking Transparency, Florence, 19-20 May 2017

Seeking Transparency: The Medieval Rock Crystals International Conference Florence, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut, Palazzo Grifoni Budini Gattai, Via dei Servi 51, May 19 – 20, 2017 Organized by Avinoam Shalem (Riggio Professor, Arts of Islam, Department of art history and Archaeology, Columbia University, NYC) and Cynthia Hahn (Professor of Art History, Department of Art and Art History, Hunter College,Continue reading “Conference: Seeking Transparency, Florence, 19-20 May 2017”

CONF: Chivalry Reimagined (Cambridge, 22 May 17)

The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, May 22, 2017 Armour Study Day University of Cambridge, 22 May 2017 “Chivalry Reimagined: Collecting and Displaying Renaissance Armour in the Late 19th Century” When: Monday, 22 May 2017, 9:00-4:30pm Where: Museum Seminar Room, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge Who: Open to all, £25 registration fee (includes lunch and tea/coffee) InContinue reading “CONF: Chivalry Reimagined (Cambridge, 22 May 17)”

Colloque – Familles, pouvoirs et foi en Bretagne et dans l’Europe de l’Ouest à l’époque médiévale (Ve-XIIIe siècle)

Familles, pouvoirs et foi en Bretagne et dans l’Europe de l’Ouest à l’époque médiévale (Ve-XIIIe siècle) Universités de Bretagne Sud, Toronto, Paris-Sorbonne Au travers de la notion de famille, biologique ou spirituelle, il s’agira de saisir combien la fides-foi – un terme recouvrant tout autant la notion de foi religieuse que celle de fidélité personnelleContinue reading “Colloque – Familles, pouvoirs et foi en Bretagne et dans l’Europe de l’Ouest à l’époque médiévale (Ve-XIIIe siècle)”

CONF: Topographie und Infrastruktur juedischer Wohnquartiere (Erfurt, 11-12 May 17)

Erfurt, 11. – 12.05.2017 Registration deadline: May 2, 2017 3. Workshop der Arbeitsgruppe Mittelalter im „Netzwerk Jüdisches Kulturerbe“ INTER JUDEOS – TOPOGRAPHIE UND INFRASTRUKTUR JÜDISCHER WOHNQUARTIERE 1 Veranstaltet von der Arbeitsgruppe Mittelalter im Netzwerk Jüdisches Kulturerbe und der Stadt Erfurt in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Historicum – Zentrum für Geschichte und Archäologie der LMU München (Prof. Dr. Bernd Päffgen) und der BetContinue reading “CONF: Topographie und Infrastruktur juedischer Wohnquartiere (Erfurt, 11-12 May 17)”

Conference – Norwich and the Medieval Parish Church c.900 – 2017 – The Making of a Fine City (17-18 June 2017)

17-18 June 2017, The Weston Room, Norwich Cathedral Hostry (Followed by walking tours and site visits in Norwich on 19 June) We are delighted to announce details of the research project’s forthcoming conference. All 58 churches, whether existing, ruined or lost, are included in the scope of the project, which seeks insight into how theContinue reading “Conference – Norwich and the Medieval Parish Church c.900 – 2017 – The Making of a Fine City (17-18 June 2017)”

The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) 2017 Conference in The Vatican (7-9 June 2017)

The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) 2017 Conference in The Vatican is intended for a wide range of participants and interested parties, including digital image repository managers, content curators, software developers, scholars, and administrators at libraries, museums, cultural heritage institutions, software firms, and other organizations working with digital images and audio/visual materials. The conference willContinue reading “The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) 2017 Conference in The Vatican (7-9 June 2017)”

Revisiting the Transcultural Paradigm in Art History (Berlin, 19-20 May 17)

Berlin, Freie Universität, May 19 – 20, 2017 Revisiting the Transcultural Paradigm in Art and Art History Over the last six years, the Research Unit “Transcultural Negotiations in the Ambits of Art“ has analysed the production of art and its discourses in transcultural contexts brought about by trade, travel, migration, or globalization. The research group served as a framework for projectsContinue reading “Revisiting the Transcultural Paradigm in Art History (Berlin, 19-20 May 17)”

Conference: Towards an Art History of the Parish Church, 1200-1399, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 2-3 June 2017

Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, The Courtauld Institute of Art Organised by: Dr James Alexander Cameron: The Courtauld Institute of Art Meg Bernstein: University of California, Los Angeles / The Courtauld Institute Kress Fellow, 2015-2017 Ticket / entry details: £26 (general admission to both days) £16 (students and over-60s) Limited free places available for current Courtauld students (bookingContinue reading “Conference: Towards an Art History of the Parish Church, 1200-1399, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 2-3 June 2017”