Category Archives: Seminars & Lectures

Lectures: ortraege am IKM (Mainz, Mai – Jul 17)

Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 02.05. – 12.07.2017 Vorträge am IKM (Mainz, Mai – Jul 17) Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 02.05. – 12.07.2017 Vorträge am Institut für Kunstgeschichte und Musikwissenschaft der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Veranstaltungen der Abteilung Kunstgeschichte Dienstag, 2. Mai Prof. Dr. Roland Kanz (Bonn) „Semantik der Porträtbüste im 18. Jahrhundert” Donnerstag, 22. Juni Prof. Dr. Genevieve Warwick (Edinburgh) „TheContinue reading “Lectures: ortraege am IKM (Mainz, Mai – Jul 17)”

Lecture Series: Vortraege IEK Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Apr-Jul 17)

Universität Heidelberg – Institut für Europäische Kunstgeschichte, 27.04. – 13.07.2017 Das Institut für Europäische Kunstgeschichte lädt alle Interessierten zu den Gastvorträgen im Sommersemester 2017 ein. Die Vorträge finden im Graimberg-Raum (001) um 18 Uhr c.t. statt; Institut für Europäische Kunstgeschichte, Seminarstraße 4, D – 69117 Heidelberg. ————————————————————————————————————- 27.04.2017 Prof. Dr. Thomas Hensel (Hochschule für Design, Pforzheim) Das Bild der Bilder. DieContinue reading “Lecture Series: Vortraege IEK Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Apr-Jul 17)”

Lecture Series: Ringvorlesung: Kunst und Technik (Berlin, May-Jul 17)

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)”

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”

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”