10 – 12 December, Institute of Classical Studies & Warburg Institute
The Future of the Antique: Interpreting the Sculptural Canon
ICI London supports the conference, organised by the University of Buckingham and the Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, which marks the publication of the new, expanded edition of Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny’s seminal Taste and the Antique, edited by Adriano Aymonino and Eloisa Dodero (3 vols, Harvey Miller/Brepols, 2024).
The original 1981 edition of Taste and the Antique (translated in Italian in 1984 by Einaudi as L’Antico nella storia del gusto) was a landmark study which established a list of the ninety-five most widely admired, collected and copied ancient sculptures between c. 1500 and 1900. Tracking the influence of these works, which were primarily located in Italy, particularly in Rome and Florence, on artistic taste, collecting practices, and artistic discourse, the study defined a classical aesthetic and pedagogy. Notable examples include the Apollo Belvedere, the Venus de’ Medici, the Laocoön, and the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. As one of the most influential texts in art history, Taste and the Antique has profoundly shaped scholarship and curatorial practice in relation to the reception of ancient sculpture.
Full programme HERE
Taking the new edition as a point of departure, the conference assesses the state of the field, explores emerging methodologies, and considers future directions.
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Websites:
https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/event/the-future-of-the-antique-interpreting-the-sculptural-canon/
https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/future-antique-interpreting-sculptural-canon
Organised by: Dr Adriano Aymonino (The University of Buckingham) and Dr Kathleen Christian (Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).
Supported by: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Center for Palladian Studies in America; Trinity Fine Arts; Italian Cultural Institute, London