ARTECHNE – Technique in the Arts, 1500-1950

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Two PhD positions for conservators/art historians at the University of Amsterdam

We would like to draw your attention to two PhD positions at the University of Amsterdam, within research programme ‘Down to the Ground: a historical, visual and scientific analysis of coloured grounds in Netherlandish paintings, 1550-1650’. Apply before September 20, 2018. PhD candidate ‘The spread of coloured grounds to the Netherlands, 1550-1650’ http://www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2018/08/18-520-phd-candidate–the-spread-of-coloured-grounds-to-the-netherlands-1550-1650.html PhD candidate…

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TECHNICAL ART HISTORY COLLOQUIUM: ‘Image-Making & the History of the Book’ – 20 september 2018, Amsterdam

The Technical Art History Colloquium is organised by Sven Dupré (Utrecht University and University of Amsterdam, PI ERC ARTECHNE), Arjan de Koomen (University of Amsterdam, Coordinator MA Technical Art History), Abbie Vandivere (University of Amsterdam, Coordinator MA Technical Art History & Paintings Conservator, Mauritshuis, The Hague), Erma Hermens (University of Amsterdam and Rijksmuseum) and Ann-Sophie…

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ARTECHNE – International Conference ‘The Making of Art Expertise: Changing Practices of Art History & Conservation, 1850–1950’, May 8-10, Utrecht and Amsterdam

Organisation: Sven Dupré, Jenny Boulboullé, Jill Briggeman, Esther van Duijn and Mariana Pinto Institutions: Utrecht University, University of Amsterdam, NICAS and Rijksmuseum Registration is still open! (THURSDAY MAY 9th FULL) Please register through an email to j.briggeman@uu.nl, stating your name, affiliation, and which day(s) you want to attend the conference. NB: It’s no longer possible to register for Thursday 9 May! There is…

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Mariana Pinto will present paper on pigment analysis of paint samples in nineteenth-century England at The Making of the Humanities VII Conference

The MoH conferences are organized by the Society for the History of the Humanities and bring together scholars and historians interested in the history of a wide variety of disciplines, including archaeology, art history, historiography, linguistics, literary studies, media studies, musicology, and philology, tracing these fields from their earliest developments to the modern day. The…

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