ANN: The Kunst- and Wunderkammer in the Museum (Mar 24, 7 pm Berlin time)
This short presentation deals with the history of the Kunstkammer in modern museums and provides a brief overview of its development from the nineteenth century to the present day, as well as the…
CFP: Talking Stones: Object and Materiality in Early Modern Central and Eastern Europe.CFP: Talking Stones (Prague, 17-18 Apr 26)
International Conference organised by Studia Rudolphina Center, Collecting Central Europe, and The Medici Archive Project. Building on the workshop “The Medici and the Princely Courts of Central and Eastern Europe: Art, Diplomacy and…
ANN: Prince Stanisław Poniatowski (1754-1833) and his engraved gems: a Polish Roman collector of neoclassical intaglios (28 Oct, 2025, 7 pm Berlin time, Online)
The so-called ‘Poniatowski gems’ are supposedly well-known, with books and articles published about them for the past two hundred years. Nevertheless, many of them are handled (at auctions notably) without being identified as…
ANN: Lecture by Alice Fornasiero on The Italian ambassadors at the imperial court in Prague: art brokers under the guise of diplomacy (Online, 29 April 2025, 7pm Berlin time)
The artistic exchanges between the Italian courts and the Holy Roman Empire had been particularly intense throughout the early modern age. Objects of art, building projects, artists and architects often left Italy to…