On Wednesday 31 May, Sven Dupré will give a keynote lecture titled ‘Failure and error in artisanal writings’. On Thursday 1 June, Jenny Boulboullé will give a paper on ‘Making manuals in the arts. The “Mayerne Manuscript” – a case study’ Download the programme here Download the flyer here Ever since Pamela Smith’s study of the epistemic…

(Download the full programme of the event here) 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), and Abbie Vandivere (University of Amsterdam, Coordinator MA Technical Art History & Paintings Conservator, Mauritshuis, The Hague). Monthly…

(Download uitnodiging in PDF)   Dr. Sven Dupré, bij besluit van het college van bestuur per 1 september 2015 benoemd tot hoogleraar in de faculteit Geesteswetenschappen aan de Universiteit Utrecht om werkzaam te zijn op het vakgebied van de ‘Geschiedenis van Kunst, Wetenschap en Techniek’ is voornemens op maandag 10 oktober 2016 te 16.15 uur…

  (Download the programme of the event here) 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) and Abbie Vandivere (Paintings conservator, Mauritshuis, The Hague & Vice-Program Director MA Technical Art History). Monthly meetings…

  Replicating the preparation of sand for casting with Tonny Beentjes. Willem van Laar (1721) on sand for casting: “The balls should be glowed in a bright coal fire, so that all of the sand’s combustibles are taken away”