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Thesis defence Tonny Beentjes: ‘Casting Rodin’s Thinker: Sand Mould Casting, the Case of the Laren Thinker and Conservation Treatment Innovation’
On February 22th, ARTECHNE team member Tonny Beentjes (programme leader Metal conservation at the University of Amsterdam, specialised in the conservation of historic metal objects), will defend his thesis titled…
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TECHNICAL ART HISTORY COLLOQUIUM: Special edition connected to the Teylers Museum’s botanical art exhibition
Organised with Teylers Museum (download the invitation here) Registration not required Admission with valid entrance ticket to the museum (buy online here) Chair: Jessie Wei-Hsuan Chen, Department of History and Art History, Utrecht…
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Just published! Gems in the Early Modern World: Materials, Knowledge, & Global Trade, 1450-1800
This edited collection by Sven Dupré and Michael Bycroft is an interdisciplinary study of gems in the early modern world. It examines the relations between the art, science, and technology…
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TECHNICAL ART HISTORY COLLOQUIUM: Polychromy, 24 January, Amsterdam
Download the full programme here Date: Thursday 24 January 2019 Time: 16.00 – 17.30 Location: Room B, 1st floor Ateliergebouw, Hobbemastraat 22, Amsterdam Admission free, but in order to…
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Call for Proposals: Journal for the History of Knowledge, Special Issue Fall 2020
The Journal for the History of Knowledge, to be launched in 2020, will include an annual special issue, compiled by guest editors, which explores a theme central to its scope…
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