OSK/RU course Materials & Techniques in Early Netherlandish Painting, with a special focus on Jheronimus Bosch
Materials and Techniques in Early Netherlandish Painting,
with a special focus on Jheronimus Bosch
Dates: May-June 2020, exact dates, see below.
Venue: Radboud University Nijmegen, see below
Open to: RMA students and PhD candidates, max. 12 participants
Credits: 6 EC
Instruction language: English
Instructor: prof. dr Ron Spronk (Queens University/Radboud University)
Coordination: OSK (osk-fgw@uva.nl)
Registration: Deadline for application: 1 March 2020
Early Netherlandish paintings, as material objects, are complex layered structures that were produced with a broad range of materials in distinct stages. Methods of technical examination, such as X-radiography and infrared reflectography, often provide significant information about these objects and their production. This intensive, six-week course surveys how Netherlandish paintings were produced, and why this information can be of critical importance for art historians. Topics will include: the division of labour within a workshop, how to ‘read’ X-radiographs and infrared reflectograms, and how to interpret the results of dendrochronological analyses. The goal of the course is to provide RMA and PHD students the necessary toolset to critically read publications in the fast-emerging field of Technical Art History, with a special focus on the techniques applied by Jheronimus Bosch and his workshop. Although the painting examples used in this course will be limited to Netherlandish painting, many of these skills and concepts are applicable to other fields within the history of art.
The student will thus participate in the discourse on historical painting techniques, modern methods of conservation and restoration, and art historical and scientific methods of research. Students will be able to deliver presentations (both oral and written) in which he or she explains how to practice technical art history, and how to communicate the results of such examinations to a variety of audiences.
Taught by:
Prof. dr. Ron Spronk (RU/Queen’s University), who is member of the Bosch Research and Conservation Project. For more information, see: https://www.queensu.ca/art/spronk-ron.
Dates & Location:
Radboud University, Nijmegen, room E11.10 (Erasmus building, 11th floor).
Wednesday May 6, 13:30 – 16:30 h.
Thursday May 7, 13:30 – 16:30 h.
Thursday May 14 13:30 – 16:30 h.
Wednesday May 20, 13:30 – 16:30 h.
Wednesday May 27, 13:30 – 16:30 h.
Thursday May 28, 13:30 – 16:30 h.
Wednesday June 3, 13:30 – 16:30 h.
Thursday June 4, 13:30 – 16:30 h.
Wednesday June 10, 13:30 – 16:30 h.
Thursday June 11, 13:30 – 16:30 h.
Coordination:
Chantal Olijerhoek and Paul Koopman (osk-fgw@uva.nl).
Conditions:
Open to all ResMA students and PhD candidates Art and Architectural History, max. 8 participants. ResMa students have precedence over PhD candidates. Students are expected to attend all seminars and lectures and study several readings in advance of the course.
Enrolment:
info@onderzoekschoolkunstgeschiedenis.nl or osk-fgw@uva.nl. Provide a CV and short letter of motivation. Application deadline: March 1st, 2020.
Main course components:
The course consists of introductions, lectures, seminars, and an excursion. It will be taught in English; papers and presentations must be delivered in English. NB: Because of its intensive nature, several readings will have to be completed before the course commences. The readings will be announced before April 1.
Practicalities:
Participation in the OSK/RU course ‘Materials & Techniques in Early Netherlandish Painting’ is open to all students enrolled in a Research Master Program or PhD program at a Dutch University. The number of participants is limited to 8. ResMA students have precedence over PhD candidates. Deadline for application is March 1st 2019. Students will be informed about admittance no later than March 10 2019.
Credits:
5 EC, to receive after delivering a successful paper and participation. Students have to check with their home university themselves whether the transfer of credits for this course is accepted. OSK will provide a testimonial of workload and EC.