The Technical Study of Bernini’s Bronzes: Art History, Conservation, Material Science
Workshop
- Datum: 17.11.2022
- Uhrzeit: 11:00 - 15:00
- Vortragende(r): Workshop with Evonne Levy, Jane Bassett, Lisa Ellis
- Ort: Villino Stroganoff, Via Gregoriana 22, 00187 Rom
- Gastgeber: sanchez@biblhertz.it
In this workshop, three representatives from the team, Evonne Levy, Jane Bassett, and Lisa Ellis will present the project’s guiding ideas, including an emphasis on the 17th-century founders and systems by which multiples were produced. We will provide an overview of the project’s technical methods, its model of close interdisciplinary collaboration, and initial results from technical studies of 25 Bernini bronzes, including contributions from the material scientists on the team. In the afternoon, there will be a discussion with invited respondents and the public.
Evonne Levy is
Distinguished Professor
of Early Modern Art at the University of Toronto
Jane Bassett
is Head, and Senior Conservator at
the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los
Angeles
Lisa Ellis is Conservator, Sculpture
& Decorative Arts at the Art Gallery of
Ontario
Please notice: lunch break 13:00-14:00
Scientific Organization: Tristan Weddigen, Johannes Röll