Bologna (Italia), June 13 – 15, 2018 Dipartimento delle Arti, Complesso di S. Cristina, piazzetta G. Morandi 2 – Bologna Bologna non è unanimemente riconosciuta come una delle capitali dell’Umanesimo, al pari di Firenze e Padova. Tuttavia la qualità delle scelte operate in campo artistico sottintende un rinnovamento culturale che gli studi moderni hanno cominciato a indagare.Continue reading “Arte, Architettura e Umanesimo a Bologna, 1446-1530 (Bologna, 13-15 Jun 2018)”
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CONF: An Abbey Between Two Worlds San Nicolò in San Gemini and the Dislocation of Monumental Artworks in the first Half of the 20th Century (8-9 June 2018)
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Abbey’s restoration (1967-2017), the conference will address the phenomenon of legal exportation and reinstallation of monumental complexes and oversized artworks in the first half of the 20th century. The Abbey’s portal, which arrived in the United States in 1936 and stands today at the entrance of the medieval collection ofContinue reading “CONF: An Abbey Between Two Worlds San Nicolò in San Gemini and the Dislocation of Monumental Artworks in the first Half of the 20th Century (8-9 June 2018)”
CFP: Crossing Rivers in Byzantium and Beyond (Vienna, 2-3 Nov 18) (Deadline 1 June 18)
Crossing Rivers in Byzantium and Beyond Department of Art History, University of Vienna, 02. – 03.11.2018 Deadline: Jun 1, 2018 “It is always dramatic to cross a frontier, even though the frontier is only a brook” (V. S. Pritchett, Geographical Magazine, December, 1942) This workshop is organized as part of the project “Byzantine Stone Bridges: Material Evidence andContinue reading “CFP: Crossing Rivers in Byzantium and Beyond (Vienna, 2-3 Nov 18) (Deadline 1 June 18)”
Books roundup: New Books by Brepols Publishers on Medieval Architecture
Decorated Revisited English Architectural Style in Context, 1250-1400 Edited by John Munns ISBN 978-2-503-55434-1 Thirty-Five years after the publication of Jean Bony’s seminal work on the so-called Decorated style of English architecture (The English Decorated Style: Gothic Architecture Transformed, 1979), this volume brings together a selection of groundbreaking essays by the most promising emerging scholarsContinue reading “Books roundup: New Books by Brepols Publishers on Medieval Architecture”
New Publications 2017
Patrick Demouy, La Cathédrale de Reims, Paris, Presses Universitaires Paris Sorbonne, 2017. 512 p. ISBN : 979-10-231-0514-8. Prix : 47 euros. En 2011 a été célébré le huitième centenaire de la cathédrale de Reims, ou plus exactement de l’actuel édifice gothique qui a succédé à une basilique paléochrétienne puis carolingienne, agrandie au XIIe siècle. C’est dansContinue reading “New Publications 2017”
New Publications: New Titles on Medieval Art
We would like to draw your attention to three new books on medieval art that came out in 2017: on architecture, metalwork and the iconography of St. John’s head.
Call for Papers: Transmissions and Translations in the Medieval World
2 – 3 June 2018 Kings Manor, University of York Keynote: Professor Roger Stalley The Conference The concepts of transmission and translation are central to the evolution of the pan-European multi-cultural nature of medieval society. Cross-cultural connections in the political arena, mercantile trade routes, the dissemination of Christianity and interactions with Islam and JudaismContinue reading “Call for Papers: Transmissions and Translations in the Medieval World”
Call for Participation – Mediterranean Palimpsests: Connecting the Art and Architectural Histories of Medieval and Early Modern Cities
The Cyprus Institute, with support through the Getty Foundation’s Connecting Art Histories initiative, is launching a new research seminar project: Mediterranean Palimpsests: Connecting the Art and Architectural Histories of Medieval and Early Modern Cities. Interested scholars at a formative stage of their careers are encouraged to apply for participation in the project’s three planned workshopsContinue reading “Call for Participation – Mediterranean Palimpsests: Connecting the Art and Architectural Histories of Medieval and Early Modern Cities”
CFP: SAH Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 24-28 April 2019
Call for Session Proposals: SAH Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 24-28 April 2019 Deadline: Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at 5:00 pm CST Conference Chair: Victoria Young, University of St. Thomas Local Co-Chairs: Dietrich Neumann, Brown University, and Itohan Osayimwese, Brown University The Society of Architectural Historians will offer a total of 36 paper sessions at itsContinue reading “CFP: SAH Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 24-28 April 2019”
CFP: ‘Excess,’ 34th Annual Boston University Graduate Symposium in the History of Art and Architecture, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2-3 March 2018
Call for Papers: Excess, 34th Annual Boston University Graduate Symposium in the History of Art and Architecture, Boston University, 2-3 March 2018 Deadline: December 1, 2017 Excess conjures the idea of the extractable, left over, too much, or “extra.” Looking closely at perceptions of the extraneous reveals excess to be a historically constructed category that marks shifting notions ofContinue reading “CFP: ‘Excess,’ 34th Annual Boston University Graduate Symposium in the History of Art and Architecture, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2-3 March 2018”
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