Arts, Portraits and Representation in the Reformation Era. Fourth RefoRC Conference

Arts, Portraits and Representation in the Reformation Era. Fourth RefoRC Conference

Veranstalter
Fondazione per le scienze religiose Giovanni XXIII Bologna; Reformation Research Consortium
Veranstaltungsort
Ort
Bologna
Land
Italy
Vom - Bis
15.05.2014 - 17.05.2014
Deadline
15.02.2014
Von
Patrizio Foresta

The Fourth RefoRC Conference will be organized by the Fondazione per le Scienze Giovanni XXIII in Bologna, May 15-17, 2014. The theme of the plenary papers is: Arts, Portraits and Representation in the Reformation Era. The Reformation, with its iconoclasm and its emphasis on the preached word of God, has traditionally been seen as an enemy of the arts. During recent decades however, scholarly interest in the relation between confession and arts has been complemented by a growing awareness of the continued importance of images and music within Protestant culture.

Addressing both the Protestant and the Catholic traditions, the plenary papers at the conference will explore not only the theological and devotional significance of images and music, but also their role in expressing power and status in early modern Europe.

The conference is open to individual short paper presentations (20 minutes presentation, 10 minutes discussion) and to thematic sessions of two or three short papers. It is also possible to attend the conference without presenting a paper. While we encourage papers on the conference theme, papers can focus on all disciplines related to the 16th century reformations, such as arts, philosophy, law, history, theology etc., independent of the theme of the plenary papers

Programm

Kontakt

Patrizio Foresta

Via San Vitale 114 I-40122 Bologna

foresta@fscire.it

http://www.refo500.nl/rc/pages/440/fourth.html