Conférence de Maarten Delbeke, The frame and its support. About zones of transitions in decorated ceilings.

Jeudi 12. décembre 2024 18:00

The frame and its support. About zones of transitions in decorated ceilings.

Maarten Delbeke, professeur d’histoire et de théorie de l’architecture, ETH, Zurich

The talk will explore two related themes: the definition of the frame, and of the illusionism that it enables. Starting from some examples of ceilings where the relation between wall and frame is made explicit, the talk will connect the use of the frame with ongoing discussions in architecture about the profile and its transformation into the rocaille. It will then try to read the relationship between the frame and what it contains as a game with the codes of illusionism.

Maarten Delbeke holds the Chair of the History and Theory of Architecture at the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich. He researches and teaches the history and theory of early modern art and architecture in Europe. Interests include baroque and rococo art and architecture, print culture, the intersection between religion and aesthetics, and the reception history of early modern art and architecture. The talk will explore two related themes: the definition of the frame, and of the illusionism that it enables. Starting from some examples of ceilings where the relation between wall and frame is made explicit, the talk will connect the use of the frame with ongoing discussions in architecture about the profile and its transformation into the rocaille. It will then try to read the relationship between the frame and what it contains as a game with the codes of illusionism.

Conférence dans le cadre de l’atelier de synthèse Projet «Plafond 3D » – (Plafonds peints en Europe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles), qui se tient du 11 au 13 décembre 2024 à Paris, une coopération Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Université de Bourgogne (Dijon), Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte Paris.