TheInstitute of Renaissance Studies, in collaboration with the Art Museum Service of the City of Ferrara, FerraraArte Foundation,E-Campus University, the Department of Humanities of the University of Ferrara, and the 3 ARC Ancient Art Architecture Reception Center, is organizing the XXVI Week of High Renaissance Studies entitled: “What Ancient One? Legacies, reinterpretations and contaminations in the European Renaissance “.
THE CONVENTION.
The annual Week of High Renaissance Studies, included in the official calendar for the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Unesco recognition of “Ferrara, City of the Renaissance,” is an opportunity to return to explore one of the main research themes of Renaissance studies, namely antiquity and its role in the European Renaissance.
The recovery of antiquities, not only Greek and Roman but also Egyptian, Asian, and Etruscan, is, in different spheres, a defining feature of European culture, starting especially in the 15th century. Literati, artists, and architects, as well as patrons and patrons, turned to the legacy from the past to learn the secrets of the veteres populi, to lend authority to their works, or to bring the greatness of history back to life, often in a political and celebratory function. But during the Renaissance, the ways in which art from the past was received often made it problematic to understand the very concept of “ancient”: a large number of works that today are no longer considered to fit into the category of ancient art were instead considered as such or treated as if they were in the Renaissance. This led to the development of different approaches ranging from careful philological recovery to an exclusively formal and erudite rendering of literary and figurative elements: all concurred in forging a new and widespread “antiquarian taste.” Promoting an interdisciplinary approach, the Week of Higher Studies will be structured in four sections – history, arts, literature and philosophy – with the aim of studying the different interpretations, paths and methodologies of approaching antiquity in the modern era, not only in Italy, but in the broader European context.
THE PROGRAM.
The event will consist of three days of work, hosted Conference Room of Museo Schifanoia (via Scandiana 27), during which 23 speakers from Italian and foreign universities, research organizations and cultural institutions will take turns in the different thematic sessions. The talks will offer a broad and articulate overview of the ways in which the ancient world was interpreted and reinvented in the Renaissance: from the rediscovery of classical models to their transfiguration in the cultural and political contexts of the time, passing through the fortunes of ancient texts, philosophical reinterpretations and contaminations between arts and knowledge.
Each session will be followed by a time for discussion and dialogue between speakers and the audience, with the intention of fostering an interdisciplinary exchange between different perspectives.
The complete program with titles, times and speakers is downloadable online [by clicking HERE] and available from Tuesday, October 14 in hard copy at:
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the ticket offices of the main civic museums in Ferrara
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the Ariostea Municipal Library
All meetings will also be streamed live on the official YouTube channel of the Municipality of Ferrara to enable remote participation. Participation is free and open to all, subject to availability.
YOUTUBE LIVE STREAMS
Video direct first session (Thursday, Oct. 23): https://youtube.com/live/
Video direct second session (Friday, Oct. 24, morning): https://youtube.com/live/
Video direct third session (Friday, Oct. 24, afternoon): https://youtube.com/live/Yfh-
Video direct fourth session (Saturday, Oct. 25): https://youtube.com/live/