62nd Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America
Boston, 31 March–2 April 2016
Park Plaza Hotel and Hynes Convention Center
Call for Papers: Art and Experience in 15th Century Naples: Defining an Artistic Center
(Deadline: May 31, 2015)
This panel investigates critical questions surrounding the study of fifteenth-century Neapolitan art. We invite papers that explore questions as fundamental as:
- What is Neapolitan art?
- Who were the predominant artists and patrons of the period?
- What were the social and political functions of art in Quattrocento Naples and in what respect did they differ from those of other centers?
- What was the relationship between court and city in the Aragonese period and what relevance did it have for the production of art?
- Was there a conception of “napolitanità” in the fifteenth century, and if so, can it be linked to distinctive artistic styles, forms and types?
More specifically:
- How did artists working in Naples handle the importation of foreign models, and which visual elements were adapted, translated, or dismissed during this process?
- In what ways did Neapolitan art and artists participate in global networks of artistic exchange, and how did these trans-regional interactions impact material culture at home and abroad?
- In what way does Naples challenge traditional art historical concepts and narratives such as “school” or “Renaissance”?
By 31 May please submit a paper title, 150-word abstract (preferably including an image), keywords, and a 300-word curriculum vitae to both organizers, Nicole Riesenberger (nriesenb@umd.edu) and Adrian Bremenkamp (adrian19@zedat.fu-berlin.de).
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