Colloque : « Curieux d’estampes. Collections et collectionneurs de gravures en Europe (1500-1815) » (Paris, Ecole du Louvre, INHA)

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Curieux d’estampes.

Collections et collectionneurs de gravures en Europe (1500-1815)

Université Paris-Sorbonne

Vendredi 24 octobre : Ecole du Louvre, Amphithéâtre Dürer, Palais du Louvre, Porte Jaujard

Samedi 25 octobre : Site INHA (Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art), Salle Vasari, 2, rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris

De nombreux historiens de l’art ont déjà eu l’occasion de traiter du thème des collections et des collectionneurs, depuis les études pionnières d’Antoine Schnapper, de Krzysztof Pomian ou encore de Francis Haskell, jusqu’à celles,plus récentes, de Michiel Plomp ou des contributeurs au colloque international, Collectionner, Collectionneurs au XIXe et XXe siècles, dirigé par Patrick Michel, Pauline Marcilhacy et Raphaël Abrille (Paris, musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, 2011). Pourtant, . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : Bourse doctorale du Kunsthistorisches Institut à Florence

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The Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut – Department Prof. Alessandro Nova – is pleased to announce a call for application for a Doctoral Position.

Starting on January 1, 2015, the position is offered for one year, with the possibility of an extension for another year. We are looking for an excellent candidate with passive German language skills and a PhD project that focusses on the art in the Early Modern Period.

Applications are welcome in German, English or Italian and should include:

– detailed cv with photo

– academic degree certificate

– doctoral research proposal (max. 2 pages)

– two reference letters

Please send your electronic application by 15 . . . → En lire plus

3 nouvelles base de données pour la recherche

internetNew Art Historical Resources on the Web [3] [1] Virtuelle Ausstellung: Rekonstruktion der Bibliothek der Reichsabtei Corvey [2] The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives Opens Three Collections for Research [3] Database of Knoedler Gallery Stock Books Now Online, Getty Research Institute — [1] Virtuelle Ausstellung „Tausend Jahre Wissen – Die Rekonstruktion der Bibliothek der Reichsabtei Corvey » In dem Projekt „Kloster und Schloss Corvey als Orte abendländischer Bildungs- und Mediengeschichte“ wurden am Lehrstuhl für Materielles und Immaterielles Kulturerbe seit 2009 die ehemaligen Bestände der Klosterbibliothek Corvey erforscht, katalogisiert und digitalisiert. Mit einer Wanderausstellung wurden die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse von 2011 bis 2013 einer breiten Öffentlichkeit präsentiert. Die Virtuelle Ausstellung macht diese Ausstellung nun interaktiv im Internet erlebbar und erweitert sie um multimediale . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : « American Art International Essay Prize » (Terra Foundation)

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Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay

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Application deadline: Jan 15, 2015

The Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize recognizes excellent scholarship by a non-U.S. scholar in the field of historical American art (circa 1500–1980). The aim of the award is to stimulate and actively support non-U.S. scholars working on American art topics, foster the international exchange of new ideas, and create a broad, culturally comparative dialogue on American art. The winning manuscript will advance understanding of American art, demonstrating new findings and original perspectives, and will be translated and published in American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s scholarly journal, which covers the cost of image rights and The winner receives a $1,000 cash award . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : Bourse de la Terra Foundation

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Application deadline: Jan 15, 2015

The Terra Foundation offers Research Travel Grants to enable scholars outside the United States to consult resources that are only available within the United States. These grants provide support for research on topics concerning American art and visual culture prior to 1980. Grant funding is available for short-term travel (3 months maximum) that gives scholars:

– An opportunity to discover new source material;

– Experience works of art first-hand in museums and private collections;

– Consult local archives and library collections;

– Establish professional networks for future research.

Funds can be used for related transportation, lodging, meals, and research fees and expenses. They cannot be used for the purchase . . . → En lire plus

Appel à communication : « Art and the Market in the Nineteenth Century » (La Haye, mai 2015)

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Art and the Market in the Nineteenth Century (The Hague,

22-23 May 2015)

The Hague, May 22 – 23, 2015

Deadline: Dec 13, 2014

Friend or Foe: Art and the Market in the Nineteenth Century

Organized by the European Society for Nineteenth-Century Art, the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) and The Mesdag Collection, in conjunction with the exhibition on the artist, collector and gentleman-dealer Hendrik Willem Mesdag and the Dutch Watercolour Society, at The Mesdag Collection in The Hague, the publication on this illustrious artist and his different roles within the art world, and the digital reconstruction of the art collection owned by Mesdag, carried out by the Netherlands Institute for Art History (www.rkd.nl)

On 1 November . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : 3 bourses de recherche, Morgan Library & Museum (2015-2016)

morgan_library_museum-1_interior3 Fellowships, Morgan Museum & Library, New York The Drawing Institute, Morgan Library & Museum, New York Application deadline: Nov 10, 2014

[1] Drawing Institute Morgan-Menil Fellowship 2015-16

[2] Drawing Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship 2015-16

[3] Drawing Institute Samuel H. Kress Predoctoral Fellowship 2015-16

[1] Drawing Institute Morgan-Menil Fellowship 2015-16 The Drawing Institute and the Menil Drawing Institute, Houston, will award one postdoctoral fellowship of four to six months to support research projects on some aspect of the history, theory, interpretation, or cultural meaning of drawing throughout the history of art. Preference will be given to projects that would benefit from the resources of the Morgan Library & Museum and the Menil Collection. Requirements The Morgan-Menil Fellow is expected to spend . . . → En lire plus

Appel à publication : « Images and Histories » (Journal of the Association of Western Art History)

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Images and Histories Journal of the Association of Western Art History announces a call for papers on “Images and Histories.”

What is history in art history? What role do art or images play in history? Both history and art history as disciplines appear to have encountered similar challenges and faced similar possibilities while attempting to develop new ways to reconsider images as well as engage in rethinking about history and art. New art history and contemporary art have expanded the definitions of art – a range of objects, media, and discourses is now included. Several postmodern thinkers have questioned conventional historical thinking and methodologies. The discipline of history, in particular, has witnessed what has been called by . . . → En lire plus

Appel à communication : « Formations artistiques transnationales », (Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art, Paris, 28-29 mai 2015)

atelier-de-dessin-iFormations artistiques transnationales / Transnationale Künstlerausbildung / Transnational artistic training Colloque international (Université François-Rabelais Tours, Technische Universität Berlin, Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art) Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art, Paris, 28.-29. Mai Le projet de recherche ArtTransForm (TU Berlin/Tours, 2010-2015) s’est intéressé au phénomène de la formation artistique transnationale au XIXe siècle.

Menée de manière bilatérale par une équipe de recherche franco-allemande, l’enquête a porté sur les jeunes peintres germaniques venus étudier à Paris entre 1793 et 1870. Près de 500 jeunes hommes – et quelques rares jeunes femmes – ont choisi de venir s’établir quelque temps à Paris afin d’y travailler à l’École des beaux-arts ou dans les musées, de suivre l’enseignement de maîtres comme Jacques-Louis David, Antoine-Jean Gros, Paul . . . → En lire plus

Colloque : « L’art d’après nature de Nicolas Poussin à Lessing » (Marseille, Mucem, 9-10 octobre 2014)

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Marseille 9-10 octobre 2014

Mucem, Fort Saint-Jean

Second volet du colloque L’arte dal naturale da Alberti a Pietro da Cortona, Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis, 12 et 13 juin 2014, coordonné par : Sybille Ebert-Schifferer (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome) et Annick Lemoine (Académie de France à Rome)

Depuis l’Antiquité, les arts visuels se définissent avant tout, par analogie avec la poésie, comme l’art d’imiter la nature (Aristote) : analogie qui marquera – on le sait – toute la théorie de l’art à l’époque moderne. Aucun texte théorique sur les arts n’ignore le concept d’imitation, de même qu’il n’est guère de discours critiques qui ne s’y réfèrent. Le . . . → En lire plus

Appel à communication : « Conservation of sculpture parks » (Sisak, sept. 2015)

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Deadline: Jan 31, 2015

Arts Academy of the University of Split (Croatia), Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb (Croatia) and Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences (Germany) are organizing an international conference on conservation of sculpture parks on September 14-16, 2015 in Sisak, Croatia. Conservation of outdoor sculpture collections poses many challenges. Sculptures are executed in a wide array of materials, ranging from metal and stone to cement and plastics. Harsh and varied outdoor conditions accelerate the degradation of materials and reduce their lifetime. How can the original appearance of a sculpture be determined? How can the life and appearance of outdoor sculpture collections be extended? . . . → En lire plus

Appel à communication : « Arte in Italia 1860-1915 » (Rome, 10-12 fév. 2015)

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Deadline: Nov 20, 2014

TRA OLTRALPE E MEDITERRANEO. ARTE IN ITALIA 1860–1915

Giornate di studi Roma, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna – 10 febbraio 2015

Milano, Galleria d’Arte Moderna – 12 febbraio 2015

La grande sfida dell’arte italiana tra l’Unità e la Prima guerra mondiale è quella di creare uno stile nazionale competitivo e riconoscibile a livello europeo. Le due giornate di studi intendono indagare gli sviluppi artistici italiani nei loro rapporti internazionali, analizzati nell’ottica di uno sguardo incrociato tra Oltralpe e Mediterraneo che metta in rilievo il ruolo di cerniera giocato dall’Italia nell’Europa del tempo, sia dal punto di vista geografico, sia culturale. L’iniziativa . . . → En lire plus

Appel à publication : « A companion to Seals in the Middle Ages »

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Deadline: Oct 31, 2014

Decoding Medieval Sources (Brill’s Companions to Medieval Sources)

A Companion to Seals in the Middle Ages

Medieval seals were material and visual statements of identity, power, agency, and legitimacy that could operate locally or traverse great geographic expanses to assert individual or corporate authority. The importance of the seal in medieval culture cannot be underestimated. This inter-disciplinary, edited volume seeks essays analyzing seal design, production, meaning, usage and reception in the Middle Ages. As a whole, the volume will critically engage with the historiography of seals as well as highlight new approaches to understanding seals across time and . . . → En lire plus

Appel à communication : « Curiosity 2.0 : Cabinet of Curiosities », Dresde, janvier 2014

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“No one wants to return to the deliberate chaos of the Kunstkammer as museums.”?Horst Bredekamp, The Lure of Antiquity, 1993 Since the 1990s there has been a more pronounced interest within contemporary art in exploring the Kunstkammer and the cabinet of curiosities as models; the lure of this theme continues unbroken among researchers, artists and curators. The interdisciplinary conference Curiosity 2.0 will seek an overview of current debates and of artistic and curatorial strategies. It is to be held in conjunction with the exhibition Mark Dion: The Academy of Things, which opens on 24 October 2014 and – marking the 250th anniversary of the Art Academy in Dresden – will stage . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : Edition du « Art Market Dictionnary », De Gruyter, Berlin ou Munich

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The independent academic publisher De Gruyter can look back at a history of over 260 years. The De Gruyter Group, which includes the publishing houses of De Gruyter Akademie Forschung, Birkhäuser, De Gruyter Mouton, De Gruyter Oldenbourg, De Gruyter Saur, and De Gruyter Open, publishes over 1,300 new titles each year in the humanities, medicine, natural sciences, and law, more than 650 journals, and a variety of digital media. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. De Gruyter is targeting aggressive growth through sales of new product types and innovative business models, especially in international markets. http://www.degruyter.com

We are currently seeking applicants for a two-year fixed term (renewable), . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : Bourse post-doctorale Institute of Fine Arts, New York

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The Institute of Fine Arts announces a postdoctoral fellowship supported by a grant from the A. W. Mellon Foundation. This award will be for academic year 2015 – 2016. The A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow will be in residence at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. This fellowship will give the Fellow the opportunity to pursue a research project while gaining teaching experience at a graduate level. The Fellow is expected to carry out research on a project leading to a major publication. The A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship award is $55,000 per year, . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : Bourse post-doctorale du Courtauld Institute of Art (2015-2016)

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Andrew W Mellon Foundation/ Research Forum Postdoctoral Fellowship (Mellon MA) 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016 £29,191 per annum

The Courtauld Institute of Art Research Forum, with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is offering a fellowship to an early career researcher in the art of the Italian Renaissance. An interest in the relationship between art and literature is desirable. This fellowship will give the Fellow the opportunity to pursue a research project while gaining teaching experience in a research environment and participating in the launch of an interdisciplinary M.A. course. In addition to undertaking research and playing an active role in the Research Forum, the Fellow is expected to teach one . . . → En lire plus

Appel à communication : « The 11th Triannual Nordik Committee for Art History Conference » (Reykjavik, 2015)

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13-16 May 2015 University of Iceland and The Nordic House Reykjavík

Mediating Modern Architecture

SESSION ORGANIZERS: Mari Hvattum, Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Mari.Hvattum@aho.no Mari Lending, Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Mari.Lending@aho.no Wallis Miller, University of Kentucky. wmiller@uky.edu

This session studies the emergence of modern architecture by examining the relationship between architecture and new public media in the 19th and early 20th centuries. A marked shift in architectural publication took place in this period in which the treatise was supplemented by genres capable of efficiently disseminating visual and textual information to a large audience beyond the academies. The session, then, looks at how . . . → En lire plus

Appel à communication : « A Sum of Its Parts: Symmetry in the Eighteenth Century » (Los Angeles, Mars 2015)

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The <<Encyclopédie>> defines symmetry as “le rapport, la proportion & la régularité des parties nécessaires pour composer un beau tout.” Although not extensively articulated outside architectural discourses, the notion of symmetry remained integral to a wide variety of eighteenth-century cultural productions. From interior decoration to literary construction, from the arrangement of artworks to the design of parterres, symmetry permeated aesthetics conceptually and practically—as essential to individual objects as to the composition of an overall environment, « un beau tout. » The duality of symmetry as a principle . . . → En lire plus

Appel à communication : « Être homme de « lettres » : secrétaires et politique culturelle au XVIe siècle » (Liège, février 2015)

220px-Francesco_Sansovino_v.2Être homme de “lettres” : secrétaires et politique culturelle au seizième siècle Université de Liège (Belgique), 26-27 février 2015

Échéance : 20 septembre 2014

Dans le cadre de deux projets de recherches menés à l’Université de Liège – EpistolART (http://web.philo.ulg.ac.be/transitions/epistolart/) et Artistes, hommes de lettres et secrétaires ducaux à la cour de Côme Ier de Médicis (http://web.philo.ulg.ac.be/transitions/artistes-hommes-de-lettres-et-secretaires-ducaux/) – se tiendra les 26 et 27 février à Liège un colloque dédié à la figure du secrétaire au seizième siècle. L’objectif principal de cette rencontre est d’interroger le rôle joué par le secrétaire en sa qualité d’intermédiaire entre les arts et les lettres, d’une part, et le centre du pouvoir, de l’autre. La publication du texte de Francesco . . . → En lire plus