CFP: 12th Conference of Iconographic Studies: Iconography of Pain, Rijeka (Croatia),  May 31 – June 01, 2018

Call for Papers: 12th Conference of Iconographic Studies: Iconography of Pain, Rijeka (Croatia),  May 31 – June 01, 2018 Deadline: 20 January 2018 The conference seeks to explore and discuss recent development in the dialogue between art history, history, theology, philosophy, cultural theory and other relevant disciplines concerning the representation and perception of pain (bothContinue reading “CFP: 12th Conference of Iconographic Studies: Iconography of Pain, Rijeka (Croatia),  May 31 – June 01, 2018”

CFP: St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child (County Durham, 19 Jun 2017)

County Durham, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, June 19, 2017 Deadline: May 8, 2017 CVAC Study Day ‘St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child: Constructing Narratives’ Following an export bar in July 2016, The Bowes Museum acquired the outstanding painting, ‘St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child’ by Dieric Bout the Elder with support from the the ArtContinue reading “CFP: St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child (County Durham, 19 Jun 2017)”

Conference: The Profane within the Sacred in Medieval Art, Aguilar de Campoo, Sept 29th – Oct 1st 2017 (VII Colloquium Ars Mediaevalis)

Conference: The Profane within the Sacred in Medieval Art, Fundación Santa Maria la Real – Aguilar de Campo (SPAIN), Sept 29th – Oct 1st 2017. CFP for 20-minute ‘free papers’ open until 30 June 2017 How to apply: send an email with name, Academic institution, 1 page abstract and main bibliography to plhuerta@santamarialareal.org How toContinue reading “Conference: The Profane within the Sacred in Medieval Art, Aguilar de Campoo, Sept 29th – Oct 1st 2017 (VII Colloquium Ars Mediaevalis)”

New Publications: Romanesque Cathedrals in Mediterranean Europe

Romanesque Cathedrals in Mediterranean Europe:  Architecture, Ritual and Urban Context Boto Varela, J. E.A. Kroesen (eds.) Brepols Publishers This volume explores the architecture and layout of Romanesque cathedrals in Europe, especially around the Mediterranean, paying special attention to liturgical ritual, church furnishings, iconography, and urban context. The architecture, interior settings and urban environment of RomanesqueContinue reading “New Publications: Romanesque Cathedrals in Mediterranean Europe”

Call for Submissions: Revista Digital de Iconografía Medieval

Call for Submissions: Revista Digital de Iconografía Medieval The open-access peer-reviewed Revista Digital de Iconografía Medieval seeks articles for publication in one of the journal’s two sections: Monographic studies of iconography: from a general point of view, it will be analyzed a topic or symbol of medieval repertory, either of biblical precedence or apocryphal, mythological, scientific,Continue reading “Call for Submissions: Revista Digital de Iconografía Medieval”

Call for Papers: Tenth International Conference of Iconographic Studies – Marian Iconography East and West (Rijeka, Croatia, 2–4 June 2016)

Organizers: Center for Iconographic Studies – University of Rijeka (Croatia) in collaboration with Study of Theology in Rijeka, University of Zagreb (Croatia) University of Thessaly (Greece) University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) Gregorian Pontifical University Rome (Italy)   The conference seeks to explore and discuss recent development in the dialogue between theology, art history, philosophy and culturalContinue reading “Call for Papers: Tenth International Conference of Iconographic Studies – Marian Iconography East and West (Rijeka, Croatia, 2–4 June 2016)”

New publications: L’arte medievale nel contesto 300-1300. Funzioni, iconografia, tecniche AND L’arte di Francesco. Capolavori d’arte italiana e terre d’Asia dal XIII al XV secolo

PAOLO PIVA (ed.). L’arte medievale nel contesto 300-1300. Funzioni, iconografia, tecniche, Jaca Book, 2015, 450 p. ISBN: 978-8816371255 El amplio abanico configurado por las contribuciones que conforman este volumen, donde se analizan funciones, temas y técnicas, incluyendo discusiones sobre personalidades artísticas, cronología y estilo, pone de manifiesto los fuertes raíces históricas del arte medieval, en su contexto. Sin unContinue reading “New publications: L’arte medievale nel contesto 300-1300. Funzioni, iconografia, tecniche AND L’arte di Francesco. Capolavori d’arte italiana e terre d’Asia dal XIII al XV secolo”

CFP: The Eye of the Dragon: Viewing a Medieval Iconography from the Other Side (Kalamazoo 2015), deadline 15 September 2014

This panel calls for papers that will look at the slayer iconography from the position of the slain rather than the slayer. It seeks papers that will approach the image visually and conceptually from bottom up and explore alternative and innovative interpretations.