Mobility Creates Masters - discovering patterns in artists' grounds 1550-1700
First Call for Abstracts. Deadline for submitting abstracts: February 18, 2019 2-day international conference: 13-14 June, 2019 Organiser: CATS, National Gallery of Denmark Location: Copenhagen, Denmark (precise venue to be announced soon) The overall focus of the conference will be on issues related to mapping artists' usage of coloured ground layers in paintings in the period 1550-1700. Themes for presentations may address: - Cultural exchange and the influence on the colour of the ground - Trends & geography: material choices for ground layers related to artists' mobility - Network studies: travelling artists, trade and material availability - Perception (past and present) of art works related to ground colour - New tools and methods for investigating and understanding the impact of the colour of the ground - Databases for storing and sharing data related to research into ground layers We welcome contributions from a diverse range of fields, including technical art history, art history, conservation and science. Please submit a preliminary title, abstract (max 500 words) and biography (max 100 words) for oral and/or poster presentation to [email protected] for consideration by the Scientific Committee. The oral conference presentations will be considered for the peer-reviewed CATS Proceedings (online and hard copy) to be published in collaboration with Archetype Publications Ltd. in 2020. Deadline for abstract submission is February 18, 2019. For any enquiries please contact CATS at [email protected]. The conference will be held in English. Conference programme, registration procedure and additional practical information will be made available on the website: https://www.cats-cons.dk/mocma-conference/ Read more about the Mobility Creates Masters (MoCMa) research network here: https://www.cats-cons.dk/projects/current/mocma-mobility-creates-masters/ Anne Haack Christensen Paintings Conservator, PhD National Gallery of Denmark ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
