Farewell Symposium in honour of Dr. Jan de Jong
25 May 2023
Symposium | 12:30-17:30 | Doopsgezinde kerk | Oude Boteringestraat 33, Groningen
Drinks and Bites | 17:45-19:30 | Art Historical Institute | Oude Boteringestraat 34, Groningen
Registration | Please, register for this free event via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/6SzGXTEfSt6gos5MA.
Speakers
dr. Elsje van Kessel (keynote speaker – University of St Andrews), em. prof. dr. Henk van Veen (University of Groningen), dr. Victor Schmidt (Utrecht University), prof. dr. Karl Enenkel (University of Münster), dr. Joost Keizer (University of Groningen), dr. Klazina Botke (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), dr. Asker Pelgrom (The Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome), Lotte van ter Toolen, MA (University of Groningen).
Invitation and Programme
After many years full of inspiring teaching, thought-provoking research, memorable excursions, friendly and stimulating supervision and warm collegiality, dr. Jan de Jong will leave the Department of History of Art, Architecture and Landscape of the University of Groningen. In order to honour his outstanding academic work, thank him for his years of dedication and contribution, and take the opportunity to wish him well for the future years to come, a symposium with drinks and bites is being organised. You are all warmly invited to join the event.
12:30 – Walk-in
12:45 – Welcome by prof. dr. Ann-Sophie Lehmann
13:00 – dr. Elsje van Kessel | An Elephant for the Pope, and Other Stories of Portuguese Seafaring (Keynote)
14:00 – Break
14:20 – em. prof. dr. Henk van Veen | A Failed Project. Captions for Giorgio Vasari’s Medici Cycle in the Palazzo
Vecchio, Florence
14:45 – dr. Victor Schmidt | A Feast of Textiles. The Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal in San Miniato al Monte, Florence
15:10 – prof. dr. Karl Enenkel | The Myth of Hercules and Omphale in the Early Modern Visual Arts
15:35 – Break
15:55 – dr. Joost Keizer | Liquid Land
16:20 – dr. Klazina Botke | An Unfinished Odyssey. Designs for a Print Series by Giovanni Stradano
16:45 – dr. Asker Pelgrom | When All of Rome Mourned. A Dutch Artist’s Funeral in 1846
17:10 – Lotte van ter Toolen, MA | Tools of the Trade. On Sculptors’ Tombs in 15th and 16th Century Rome
Moderation by dr. Annemarie Kok
Video stream: https://kerkdienstgemist.nl/stations/2067-Doopsgezinde-Gemeente-Groningen/events
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