CONF: Ways of Studying: Towards New Histories of Nineteenth-Century Art

 'Ways of Studying: Towards New Histories of Nineteenth-Century Art'

ESNA Conference 2022
Organized by ESNA (European Society for Nineteenth-Century Art), RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History, The Hague and NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research)
19-20 May, 2022: Online via Zoom 

The annual ESNA Conference 2022, Ways of Studying: Towards New Histories of Nineteenth-Century Art, expands on this initial phase of reflection, setting it in an international context. We understand the conference as a kind of laboratory, a place for experiment and exchange. Taking a two-pronged approach, the papers will take case studies as their starting point, but also pinpoint and further explore the implications of these new discoveries for the field in general. In this way, the conference presents new information and address questions of methodology, i.e. “ways of studying”.

For the full program and registration details, click here.

PUB: boek Constantin Meuniermuseum

Davy Depelchin en Francisca Vandepitte
Constantin Meuniermuseum

KMSKB - Snoeck Publishers

2021

Het Constantin Meuniermuseum opende in 1939 zijn deuren en maakt sinds 1978 deel uit van de Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België. Het is ondergebracht in de atelierwoning die de kunstenaar in 1899 aan de Abdijstraat in Elsene op het hoogtepunt van zijn artistieke carrière liet optrekken. Het gebouw ligt in een woonwijk en wist in de loop van de jaren de rust en de warme sfeer van een privéwoning te behouden en groeide als het ware uit tot een schrijn voor het werk van de kunstenaar. Constantin Meunier (1831−1905) volgde de industriële ontwikkelingen van nabij en slaagde erin om het heroïsche werk van land- en fabrieksarbeiders waardigheid en symbolische kracht te verlenen en dit thema in de laatnegentiende-eeuwse canon van de kunst te introduceren. Vanaf 22 april 2022 kan de bezoeker opnieuw in het museum kennis maken met de veelzijdigheid van zijn oeuvre. De thematisch opgevatte uitgave die ondertussen is verschenen, biedt met een selectie van een honderdtal beschreven en geïllustreerde werken een dieper inzicht in de kunst van Meunier die wordt bewaard in zijn voormalige atelierwoning.

Deze publicatie is het vierde deel in een reeks gewijd aan de collecties van de KMSKB en is verkrijgbaar in het Nederlands, Engels en Frans.

128 p.

25 euro

ISBN: 9789461616920 (HB - NL)

ISBN: 9789461616937 (HB - EN)

ISBN: 9789461616913 (HB - FR)

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CONF (call for applications): Workshop Fin-de-Siècle Art on Paper, 1868-1914

CONF (call for applications): Workshop Fin-de-Siècle Art on Paper, 1868-1914

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
30 June and 1 July 2022

Deadline call for applications: 6 May 2022

Henri Evenepoel, Drowned man at the Pont des Arts (1893), RMFAB, Inv. 7591

The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, with support of the Getty Foundation’s Paper Project, are organizing a workshop in conservation and management of a drawings and print collection relative to 19th- and 20th-century art. The two-day workshop, entitled ‘Fin-de-Siècle Art on Paper’ will bring together Master Students, PhD students and early career researchers with a special interest in drawings
created between 1868 and 1914 with the objective:

- to further the understanding and interpretation of drawing materials and techniques,
- to support study on the subject of drawings from the long 19th century and expanding their research network,
- to provide an opportunity for students to showcase their research, interact with peers and deepen learning about the conservation, management and digitization of a drawings and print collection.

The workshop will take place on June 30 and July 1, 2022 and will be held at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and nearby partner institute the Royal Library of Belgium, making use of both rich collections of drawings, pastels and watercolors from the late nineteenth century. While the participants will discuss curatorial philosophies with experts in the field of art on paper, they will
also take part in experiential sessions in which they can gain hands-on experience with artists’ materials and different conservation approaches. This workshop aims at making print and drawing collections more accessible to young (Belgian) art historians. To that end, priority will be given to Master students. The workshop language will be English.Travel and meal expenses will be covered by
the organizer.

To apply, please submit the following documents to paperproject@fine-artsmuseum.be by May 6, 2022:
- A current CV,
- A brief statement of interest describing relevant courses/research or work and how it would be enriched by this workshop (one page max.)
In case of any questions, please contact Willemijn Stammis at willemijn.stammis@fine-arts-museum.be