Baroque Symposium: Re-thinking stereotypical depictions of Gender through the Lens of Baroque Age Mindsets

The International Institute of the Baroque Studies, together with the Conference and Events Unit at the University of Malta shall be organising a two day symposium from the 30th-31st January 2020. Registration is now open on our website portal. Kindly visit the following website for more information with regards to registration and accommodation: https://www.um.edu.mt/events/baroquesymposium2020 We look forward in hosting you in Malta.
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New book, Women Artists and Patrons in the Netherlands, 1500-1700

Volume editor: Elizabeth Sutton Publisher: Amsterdam Univ. Press Series: Visual & Material Culture, 1400-1700 This essay collection features innovative scholarship on women artists and patrons in the Netherlands 1500-1700. Covering painting, printmaking, and patronage, authors highlight the contributions of women art makers in the Netherlands, showing that women were prominent as creators in their own time and deserve to be recognized as such today. Table of Contents List of Illustrations 7 Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: An Historiographical Perspective on Women Making Netherlandish Art History Elizabeth Sutton 2. Catharina Van Hemessen’s Self-Portrait: The Woman Who Took Saint Luke’s Palette Céline Talon 3.…
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Eighth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies

The Eighth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies (June 15-17, 2020) is a convenient summer venue in North America for scholars to present papers, organize sessions, participate in roundtables, and engage in interdisciplinary discussion. The goal of the Symposium is to promote serious scholarly investigation into all topics and in all disciplines of medieval and early modern studies. The plenary speakers for this year will be David Abulafia, of Cambridge University, and Barbara Rosenwein, of Loyola University, Chicago. The Symposium is held annually on the beautiful midtown campus of Saint Louis University. On campus housing options include affordable, air-conditioned…
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