In fifteenth-century Florence, the phenomenon of religious theatre and ritual performance, promoted by adult and youth confraternities throughout the city, reached an unparalleled popularity, transitioning from the realm of devotion to that of the spectacular. The highlight of these performances was the materialisation of a multi-sensory heaven on stage and the appearance of its livingContinue reading “Hybrid Lecture: Gilded Suns and Peacock Angels: Theatrical Materiality and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence, Laura Stefanescu, Wednesday 14th June, 5pm BST”
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CFP: Aural Architectures of the Divine – Sacred Spaces, Sound and Rites in Transcultural Perspectives (Florence, 24-26 Feb 22), Deadline: June 30th 2021
An interdisciplinary conference to be held in Florence in February 2022 will focus on the complex interrelation of sacred space, sound and rites in transcultural perspectives from ancient to premodern times. The research project “CANTORIA – Music and Sacred Architecture” (University of Mainz) and the “Dipartimento di Storia, Archeologia, Geografia, Arte e Spettacolo” (University ofContinue reading “CFP: Aural Architectures of the Divine – Sacred Spaces, Sound and Rites in Transcultural Perspectives (Florence, 24-26 Feb 22), Deadline: June 30th 2021”
CFP: Illustrating Love: From Myth to Manual, Athens, GA, March 22–23, 2019
Deadline: Nov 30, 2018 Call For Papers Illustrating Love: From Myth to Manual UGA Emerging Scholars Symposium—March 22-23rd, 2019 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Paul Barolsky Submissions Due: November 30, 2018 The Association of Graduate Art Students (AGAS) at the University of Georgia, in partnership with the Georgia Museum of Art, invites emerging scholars to submit proposalsContinue reading “CFP: Illustrating Love: From Myth to Manual, Athens, GA, March 22–23, 2019”
Conf: La famosa muraglia (Berlin, 16 Feb 18)
Institut für Kunstwissenschaft und Historische Urbanistik – Fachgebiet Kunstgeschichte, Technische Universität, Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 150/152, Architekturgebäude, Raum A 060, 16.02.2018 La famosa muraglia. Aktuelle Forschungen zu Architektur und Stadtraum in Florenz um 1450 Organisation: Andreas Huth Freitag, 16. Februar 2018, 14 (s.t.)-18.30 Uhr
CFP: 5th Annual Jane Fortune Conference: The Colors of Paradise. Painting Miniatures in Italian Convents, ca. 1300-1700, The Library of San Marco, Florence, October 11 – 12, 2018
Call for Papers: 5th Annual Jane Fortune Conference: The Colors of Paradise. Painting Miniatures in Italian Convents, ca. 1300-1700, The Library of San Marco, Florence, October 11 – 12, 2018T Deadline: 15 January, 2018 5th Annual Jane Fortune Conference The Colors of Paradise. Painting Miniatures in Italian Convents, ca. 1300-1700 This conference is co-organized by The Medici Archive Project andContinue reading “CFP: 5th Annual Jane Fortune Conference: The Colors of Paradise. Painting Miniatures in Italian Convents, ca. 1300-1700, The Library of San Marco, Florence, October 11 – 12, 2018”
CFP: NUME, Research Group on the Latin Middle Ages, 4th Cycle, Florence, 3-7th June 2018
Call for Papers: NUME, Research Group on the Latin Middle Ages, 4th Cycle, June 2018 NUME, Research Group on the Latin Middle Ages, organizes the IV Cycle of Medieval Studies, June 2018. The goal is to offer a broad overview of the current situation of Italian and international medievalist studies. Issues which are related to many differentContinue reading “CFP: NUME, Research Group on the Latin Middle Ages, 4th Cycle, Florence, 3-7th June 2018”
CFP: New Tendences in research on the Italian Middle Ages and Renaissance
CFP: Neue Tendenzen der Italienforschung Workshop, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut, Florence, November 7-9 2016 Deadline: May 31, 2016 Vom 7. bis 9. November 2016 findet am Kunsthistorischen Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut der interdisziplinäre Workshop “Neue Tendenzen der Italienforschung zu Mittelalter und Renaissance” für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und Nachwuchswissenschaftler statt. Ziel des Workshops ist es, dieContinue reading “CFP: New Tendences in research on the Italian Middle Ages and Renaissance”
Medieval Charm: Illuminated Manuscripts for Royal, Aristocratic, and Ecclesiastical Patronage (Florence,
ISI Florence, International Studies Institute, Via della Vigna Nuova 18, 50123 Firenze, October 20, 2015 Medieval Charm: Illuminated Manuscripts for Royal, Aristocratic, and Ecclesiastical Patronage // Fascino medievale: manoscritti miniati per i sovrani, l’aristocrazia e il clero International Conference // Convegno Internazionale Organized by Stefano U.Baldassarri, Francesca Marini, Florence Moly Among the main goals ofContinue reading “Medieval Charm: Illuminated Manuscripts for Royal, Aristocratic, and Ecclesiastical Patronage (Florence,”
Taking architectural history to the bridge: International Bridges Group inaugural meeting report
The study of architecture largely focuses on the study of buildings: constructions with their most essential function as shelter for the human body. But architectural history can forget that constructions with other functions are also ripe for interpretation of their structure and ideologies. This is what the ambitiously-named International Bridges Group intends to promote for crossingsContinue reading “Taking architectural history to the bridge: International Bridges Group inaugural meeting report”
CFP: Imaging the Public Square (Florence, 22-24 October 2015), deadline 15 January 2015
Imaging the Public Square. International conference within the framework of the „Piazza and Monumento“ project at the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut (Florence, 22 – 24 October 2015) Recent broadcasts of scenes playing out in Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine have reinforced our awareness of the significance of the public square as a venue of action andContinue reading “CFP: Imaging the Public Square (Florence, 22-24 October 2015), deadline 15 January 2015”
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