ANN: Tracing the Unknown, or How to Find Gaps in Provenance Data (2 April 2025, 12 – 1 p.m. EDT)
This virtual lunchtime talk will present experimental approaches to analyzing the histories of art objects and findings on the knowns and unknowns in provenance data. Recent restitution and decolonization efforts have shown that…
CFP: Antisemitische Symbole in Kunstobjekten:(Anti-)Kapitalistische Kontexte und gesellschaftliche Wirkungen(Online/Berlin, 5.–6. Dec 2024)
Deadline: 30. September 2024 Das Symposium fragt nach Manifestationen antisemitischer Weltbilder vor dem Hintergrund einer Auseinandersetzung mit Kunstwerken: Denn aus einer bildhistorischen und bildkritischen Perspektive stellen sich Fragen nach der magischen, manipulativen Macht,…
CFP: Backstage Sociability in the Book and Art Market, 17th-21st Centuries (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris – 29-30 Nov 2024)
Recent EU laws (such as the 2018 Fifth Directive and the 2019 Money Laundering Regulations) have seen European countries implement national laws on the transparency of transactions in cultural markets. This has put…
ANN: Brands and Stamps on Panel and Copper Paintings for Marks on Art Database (RKD, The Hague)
The RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History is establishing an open access database of marks found on art objects, Marks on Art. Even for experts, marks on artworks can be difficult to…