Events

In the 15^th century, a monumental English alabaster altarpiece of the Passion traveled to Naples, though it was only documented 200 years later. Asking how, where, and why this artwork would have been received in Aragonese Naples, this project explores courtly collecting practices and the tactility of alabaster. [more]

Visual Narratives of the Italian South features a selection of archival materials from the Archivio Franco Pinna (Roma) in dialogue with works from Alessia Rollo’s Parallel Eyes project. The exhibition is part of Viviana Costagliola's postdoctoral research project “Viaggio al Sud” The Representation of Southern Italy in Photographic Reportage and Tourism Promotion Photography after World War II, supported by the Michalsky department. [more]

1524 schrieb der neapolitanische Humanist Pietro Summonte einen Brief an Marcantonio Michiel, in dem er über die Geschichte und Kunst Neapels berichtet. In dem interdisziplinären Gespräch an der Villa Vigoni wird dieser erste explizit kunsthistorische Text zu Neapel gemeinsam gelesen und analysiert, um eine Neuedition und eine erstmalige Übersetzung ins Deutsche vorzubereiten. [more]