This from the ROME list:
CFP: The cardinal decorating ‘his’ church: institutional perspectives on
renovations of titular churches in early modern Rome
Paper proposals are invited for a panel at the national conference of
the Society of Renaissance Studies, University of York, 16-18 July 2010.
Deadline for submission of proposals: 15 March 2010
In the course of the fifteenth century, the position of the titular
cardinal became increasingly a point of discussion in the Roman Curia.
Several issues were at stake: the residency of cardinals in Rome, their
pastoral duties, their personal devotion and their exemplarity. All four
points could be ‘measured’ by their involvement with their titular
churches in Rome. Renovations and (re)decorations of these monuments
were the most visible sign of this trend, and as a result, these
interventions became part of a political and religious strategy. A
well-known example of this is the renovation of the San Cesareo
de’Appia, which was ordered by cardinal Baronio in order to promote the
devotion for Early Christian saints as a form of ecclesiastical renewal
in which he himself reinterpreted his position as cardinal at the Roman
Curia.
Although attention has been given to the influence of specific titular
cardinals on renovations of certain churches in Rome in the sixteenth
century, and studies such as the late-nineteenth-century book by
Cardella have inventoried its hierarchy, there is no general idea of the
impact of titular positions during the early modern period. This session
aims to bring together scholars in the fields of art history, history or
church history who study cardinals or particular monuments, in order to
understand the different strategies of appropriation, renovation and
religious renewal in titular churches.
Session organisers: Carol M. Richardson (The Open University) and Arnold
Witte (University of Amsterdam). Please send paper proposals of 400
words maximum to [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask] Papers
should be no longer than 25 minutes.
Further details (e.g. full programme, registration forms and information
about accommodation) will be posted as they become available at
http://www.rensoc.org.uk/SRSNationalConference2010.htm. Please note that
the Society is particularly keen to encourage postgraduates to offer
papers, and we will be able to offer generous bursaries to cover travel,
registration and accommodation expenses. Also note that the SRS has come
to an agreement with the Renaissance Society of America: RSA members
will not have to join the SRS to participate in this conference.
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