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Newsletter 9/201319/02/13 VENICE CONFERENCE
The programme of the conference Making Space for Festival, 1400-1700. Interactions of Architecture and Performance in Late Medieval and Early Modern Festivals, in Venice (Italy), 21-24 March 2013, is available here. The conference is jointly organized by PALATIUM and the Society for European Festivals Research. Attending the conference is free, but registration is required. CALL FOR PAPERS - Bamberg 2013 The Interior as an Embodiment of Power. The Image of the Prince and its Spatial Setting, 1400-1700
The call for papers for this international colloquium is available here. Abstracts are invited by 30 April 2013. Young scholars are encouraged to apply for a travel grant to participate in this event.
In the last two decades research on European residences has shifted from the outside to the interior and from stylistic analysis towards functional aspects in conjunction with the formal layout and design of courtly interiors. Only the concept of princely magnificence and its continuous display with artistic means lets us understand early modern palace buildings and their interior sequences as a medium of princely self-expression and production. After numerous individual studies it is now time to compare different courts and regions and to attempt a synthesis. The aim of the colloquium is therefore to embed into inter-regional and broader historical narratives diverse phenomena such as: the ceremonial passage and advancement of the visitors towards the prince; the calculated artistic effects on their route (such as the length of the route or the gradual increase of the decor of the rooms); special effects such as stair halls and enfilades; and also the type, number and position of the furniture. Such a synthesis can focus on significant developments over a given time span at a single courtly centre, or on situations of transfer and competition during a certain period. It can also offer comparative overviews of design processes or problems relating to the practical implementation of such complex interior presentations. CALL FOR PAPERS - Lisbon 2013 European Courts in a Globalized World 1400-1700
The call for papers for this international colloquium is available here. Abstracts are invited by 25 March 2013. Young scholars are encouraged to apply for a travel grant to participate in this event.
In the early modern age, Europe’s contact with the external, non-European world changed dramatically in scope. Change was brought about by Europe’s own expansion beyond its frontiers into Africa, Asia and America. The growth of the Ottoman Empire also put pressure on Europe’s eastern frontiers while at the same time providing opportunities for political and economic alliances to be forged and for cultural and artistic exchange to take place. European courts were central agents in this process and changed subsequently. In contact with previously unknown political realities, European courts were provided with terms of comparison, some as splendid as the Mughal or Chinese imperial courts, some as exotic as the Maya and Aztec empires. New works of art, from African ivories to Japanese folding-screens, from Chinese porcelain to pre-Columbian artifacts, were introduced into the European markets, changing patrons’ tastes, acquisition patterns and dynastic gift practices. Worldwide networks of commercial agents were set up, diplomatic missions were sent and received bearing gifts and information, new collections were assembled, and new architectural spaces to display them were devised. Exotic objects and themes which mirror Europe’s worldwide possessions and a patron’s command of the new knowledge of the world became a mandatory part of courtly artistic discourse through their introduction in palace decoration, including gardens where menageries where set up, and in court ceremonies and festivities.
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