Call for papers: session at College Art Association 2016, Washington, DC
"Beyond Texts and Academies: Rethinking the Education of the Early
Modern Italian Artist"
Hosted by the Italian Art Society
Chair: Jesse Locker, Portland State University. Email: [log in to unmask]
Historians of early modern art are naturally attracted to the “doctus
artifex”— the learned artist whose work draws on a variety of learned
textual sources. Recent research has shown, however, that many artists
received little formal education outside the workshop and a surprising
number were barely literate. Yet even these artists created apparently
erudite artworks that often reflect contemporary literary or
theoretical debates. This panel seeks to look beyond the academies,
beyond the text, and beyond the proverbial “humanist advisor,” to
reconsider how early modern artists engaged with “high” culture of
their day.
Topics might include: artists’ exposure to theater, music, and
recitation; artists and the oral transmission of ideas; the circulation
of “high culture” in workshops; case studies of uneducated artists
creating learned content; the exchange of artistic ideas in courts;
informal gatherings as forums for artistic and intellectual exchange;
and the role of oratory and rhetoric in shaping artists’ work.
Please submit to the chair at the email address: [log in to unmask]
1.Completed session participation proposal form, located at the end of
the pdf call for papers http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/2016, or in an
email with all the relevant information.
2.Preliminary abstract of one to two double-space, typed pages.
3.Letter explaining the speaker’s interest, expertise in the topic and
CAA membership status.
4.CV with home and office mailing addresses, email address and phone
and fax numbers. If applicable include summer address and phone number.
Deadline: May 8, 2015
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