Size mattered in medieval art. Whether building a grand gothic cathedral or carving a minute boxwood prayer bead, precisely how big to make it was a principal concern for medieval artists, their patrons, and audiences.
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Conference: ‘Medieval Seas’, London Medieval Society, 11 Bedford Square, London, November 17, 2018, 10.30-18.00
‘Medieval Seas’ brings together scholars from the fields of history, archaeology and literature to explore our medieval maritime past.
Conference: Iberian (In)tolerance: Minorities, Cultural Exchanges and Social Exclusion in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Era, London, 8–9 November 2018
During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, minorities in the Iberian peninsula experienced both peaceful coexistence and, at times, violent intolerance. But despite restrictions, persecutions, and forced conversions, extensive cultural production and exchange among Jews, Christians and Muslims defined the life in towns and cities across the centuries, particularly in Al-Andalus.
Conference: Mobility and Conflict in the Mediterranean, UNED, Madrid, 26 October 2018
Mobility and conflict in the Mediterranean: sociability networks and artistic creation in the Late Medieval and Early Modern periodsUNED, Madrid 26 de octubre de 2018. 9.30. PresentaciónSESIÓN 1: Alteridades móviles: La visión del otro en la literatura y el arteModera: Juan Carlos Ruiz Souza (UCM)10:00-10:20: Representando al otro: tejidos y vestidos en los espacios deContinue reading “Conference: Mobility and Conflict in the Mediterranean, UNED, Madrid, 26 October 2018”
Conference: New Dialogues in Art History, Warburg Institute, 26 September 2018
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.
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: Animals: Aspects & Approaches, 2018 Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference, University of Oxford, 28 June 2018
Thursday June 28th, 2018, Harris Manchester College, Oxford. OMGC 2018 Animals_Programme_1
Conference: Secret Spaces: Medieval Sacristies, Vestries, Treasure Rooms & their Contents, Society of Antiquaries of London, 25 February 2019
Treasure houses take the form of small buildings attached as annexes to the cathedrals and churches which they served. Their function as store houses of the priceless ecclesiastical treasure belonging to the church meant that they were accessible to only a few privileged individuals but many are resplendent pieces of architecture in their own right.
Conference: Mediterranean Artistic Interaction, University of Malta (9 March 2018), Registration Deadline 7 March 2018
The Dynamics of Mediterranean Artistic Interaction in the Late Medieval and Renaissance PeriodsInternational Conference – Department of Art and Art History, University of Malta Convener: Dr Charlene Vella 13:30 – 14:00Registration 14:00Welcome First session (14:15 – 16:00) — chaired by Keith Sciberras 14:15 – 14:45Mario Buhagiar (University of Malta): The Siculo-Byzantinesque ‘Virgin of St Luke’Continue reading “Conference: Mediterranean Artistic Interaction, University of Malta (9 March 2018), Registration Deadline 7 March 2018”
Conference: 23rd Annual Medieval Postgraduate Student Colloquium: ‘Collecting (in) the Middle Ages’, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London 16 February 2018
The Courtauld Institute of Art’s 23rd Annual Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium invites speakers to consider the nature of medieval collections, the context of their creation and fruition, and their legacy – or disappearance – in the present.
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