Berlin, Technische Universität, 03.05. – 05.07.2017 Oberflächlichkeiten. Bedeutung, Material, Technologie und Erhaltung historischer Architekturoberflächen Vortragsreihe im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung Kunst und Technik Konzeption und Organisation: Andreas Huth Die äußere Erscheinung und die Wirkung von Architektur werden nicht nur vom verwendeten Material, sondern auch von dessen Be- und Verarbeitung bestimmt: Die Gestaltung der Oberfläche kann das Material der konstruktiven wie derContinue reading “Lecture Series: Ringvorlesung: Kunst und Technik (Berlin, May-Jul 17)”
Category Archives: Seminars & Lectures
Lecture: North and South of the Loire: The Culture of Copying and the Rebirth of Sculpture, Professor Deborah Kahn, Courtauld Institute of Art, 25 April 2017 5.30pm
From his thesis of 1950 on “Regional Schools of English Sculpture” to his later writings, Professor George Zarnecki, deputy director of the Courtauld Institute of Art from 1961 – 74, showed himself to be a master of visual comparison. In one of his last articles (written in 1992), he surveyed the iconographic kinship between the earliest Romanesque sculptures at Saint-Benoit-sur-Loîre, Bayeux and Toulouse.
Lecture Series: Murray Seminars on Medieval and Renaissance Art at Birkbeck, Spring Term 2017
18th Jan Zsofia Buda ‘The Lady with the book and the closed curtain: iconographical peculiarities in a 15th-century Jewish service book for Passover’ discusses some unusual illustrations in a South German Jewish service book for Passover, finding among other things some surprising similarities with Christian iconography 22 Feb Laura Jacobus ‘”Mea culpa?” Penitence, Enrico ScrovegniContinue reading “Lecture Series: Murray Seminars on Medieval and Renaissance Art at Birkbeck, Spring Term 2017”
Lecture Series: Christie’s Education Antiquity to Renaissance Evening Lecture Series 2017
Christie’s Education is delighted to announce the first of our Antiquity to Renaissance Evening Lecture series. This lecture programme is arranged to support the study and understanding of arts from Antiquity to the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It is organised by the Art and Collecting: Antiquity to Renaissance department. Dr Niamh Bhalla will present “MappingContinue reading “Lecture Series: Christie’s Education Antiquity to Renaissance Evening Lecture Series 2017”
Lecture: ‘Lost in Transformation: Early Medieval Sculpture and National Narratives in Croatia’,Dr Magdalena Skoblar, London Society for Medieval Studies, IHR London, 29 November 2016
Dr Magdalena Skoblar (British School at Rome) presenting on: ‘Lost in Transformation: Early Medieval Sculpture and National Narratives in Croatia’ The London Society for Medieval Studies is hosting a lecture on Tuesday evening, November 29th, at 7.00pm in the Wolfson Room (NB01), IHR Basement, Senate House (located on Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU) All those who are interested in Medieval Studies areContinue reading “Lecture: ‘Lost in Transformation: Early Medieval Sculpture and National Narratives in Croatia’,Dr Magdalena Skoblar, London Society for Medieval Studies, IHR London, 29 November 2016”
Seminar: Instituto de Estudos Medievais l’Universidade Nova de Lisbonne 28th November 2016
Lecture: Saving the soul of Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici: function and design in the Old Sacristy, Paul Davies, Murray Seminars at Birkbeck, 12 December 2016
Monday 12th December Paul Davies will speak on ‘Saving the soul of Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici: function and design in the Old Sacristy’ Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici (c.1360-1429), founder of the Medici bank, was buried in the sacristy of S. Lorenzo in Florence. This sacristy was certainly a lavish structure, and one designed andContinue reading “Lecture: Saving the soul of Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici: function and design in the Old Sacristy, Paul Davies, Murray Seminars at Birkbeck, 12 December 2016”
Lecture: Authority, Nature and the Image, Pippa Salonius, Murray Seminars at Birkbeck, 24 November 2016
Thursday 24th November, 5pm Pippa Salonius will speak on ‘Authority, Nature and the Image’ Medieval culture has been described as a ‘culture of authority’. Kings, princes, and city-states all sought to establish themselves as central figures of authority. The pope, as the earthly representative of divine authority and justice, strived to remain their point ofContinue reading “Lecture: Authority, Nature and the Image, Pippa Salonius, Murray Seminars at Birkbeck, 24 November 2016”
Lecture: ‘Guthlac on a Roll’: British Library, MS Harley Y.6 (20th October 2016)
You are warmly invited to attend the inaugural lecture for the Digital Editing and the Medieval Manuscript Roll workshops in collaboration between UCL and Yale. More information about the series can be found here: https://digitalrollsandfragments.com/ The lecture will be by Jane Roberts of the School of Advanced Studies and Institute of English Studies, entitled “‘Guthlac onContinue reading “Lecture: ‘Guthlac on a Roll’: British Library, MS Harley Y.6 (20th October 2016)”
Seminar: Medieval Textiles: Meaning and Materiality, 25th November 2016
Birkbeck Medieval Seminar: Medieval Textiles: Meaning and Materiality On the occasion of the V&A Museum’s unprecedented exhibition of opus anglicanum, this one-day interdisciplinary conference brings together leading and emerging scholars working on questions of meaning and materiality in medieval textiles, both real and imaginary. The conference is organised by Birkbeck Medieval Seminar and the History of Art Department withContinue reading “Seminar: Medieval Textiles: Meaning and Materiality, 25th November 2016”
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