Theme:
1. The Material Record: Current Trends and Future Directions
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Artists and Craftsmen. Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Analysis of the Production of Early Medieval Wall Paintings
Content:
Wall paintings provide valuable information on the culture and history of past societies. Because they are inextricably linked to the buildings on which they have been applied, their study happens at the intersection between Archaeology, Art History, the history of Architecture, and the natural sciences. In recent years, the field has advanced to the forefront of interdisciplinary studies. A wide, international exchange and an integration of knowledge and methods has however not yet taken place.
This session aims to promote collaboration and knowledge exchange between archaeologists, conservators, art historians and scientists working in the field of mural painting research, to present innovative methodologies and technologies used in the analysis and conservation of wall paintings and to encourage a deeper understanding of the cultural, artistic and historical significance of wall paintings through multidisciplinary approaches.
It will achieve this by bringing together researchers and experts from different backgrounds to present different views and approaches to the study of wall paintings as works of art, linked to different figurative cultures, and as products of technical and craft knowledge. A wide range of topics will be addressed, including, but not limited to:
- Analysis of painting techniques.
- Techniques of non-destructive analysis of wall paintings.
- Advances in methods of dating wall paintings.
- Characterisation of materials and provenance studies of pigments and binders.
- Documentation and conservation of wall paintings.
- Comparative analyses of wall paintings in different regions and periods.
- Interdisciplinary collaborations in research on wall painting
Keywords:
Wall paintings, Archaeometry, Painting Techniques, Materiality of Art, Conservation, Archaeology
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Patrick Cassitti (Switzerland) 1,2,3
Co-organisers:
Giulia Bordi (Italy) 4
Giovanni Cavallo (Switzerland) 5
Affiliations:
1. Foundation pro Monastery of St. John, Müstair
2. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Abteilung für Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters
3. Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Lehrstuhl für Archäologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit
4. Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici
5. Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana, Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design
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