An international, interdisiplinary conference offered in conjunction with the exhibition Venice, Traditions Transformed organized by the Museum of Art and supported by the Program in European Studies, the International Institute, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, the Academy of Early Music, the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, the School of Music's Dean's Discrectionary Fund, the Office for the Vice President of Research, and the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public.
Friday 11 October 3-5 pm Tappan Hall Room 180 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Diane Owen Hughes, University of Michigan |
Session I: Painting, Writing and the Making of Venetian Culture Chair: Thomas N. Tentler, University of Michigan |
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"Preparing Himself Like a Good Christian for the Way to Heaven:" Tintoretto's Mocking of Christ James D. Clifton, Director, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation |
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Marco Boschini's Validity as an Interpreter of Venetian Tradition Mitchell Merling, Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal |
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Venice Reflected in an English Setting: Translating Goldoni's La Pamela Donald C. McManus, graduate student, University of Michigan |
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8 pm Angell Hall Auditorium B |
Opening Lecture Sharing a Love of Art: The Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation James D. Clifton Reception following, Museum of Art |
Saturday 12 October 9 am - noon Angell Hall Auditorium B |
Session II: Circulation and Exchange - Economies of Status Chair: Raymond Grew, University of Michigan |
The Crisis of Marriage as a Crisis of State Jutta Sperling, Hampshire College |
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Contemplation, Collecting and Status in Early 16th-Century Venice: Lorenzo Lotto's Portrait of the cittadino Andrea Odoni Monika Schmitter, graduate student, University of Michigan |
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The Stage as Mirror of Society: Ballroom Scenes in 17th-Centurey Venetian Opera Irene Alm, Rutgers University |
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Inventing a Heretic: Gossip and the Circulation of the Spoken Word Elizabeth Horodowicz, graduate student, University of Michigan |
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2-5 pm | Session III: "Grand Tours" - Venice in Europe Chair: Philip Jacks, Univeristy of Michigan |
Crossing the Alps: Albrecht Durer's Landscape Watercolors and Venice Katy Luber, Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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Fashioning a World from the Piazza San Marco: The Costume Book of Cesare Vecellio Diane Owen Hughes, University of Michigan |
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Venice Refracted: Venice and the Venetian in 18th-Century England and Germany Allen Reddick, University of Zurich |
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Muses on the Move: Amigoni and Farinelli In and Out of Venice Leslie Hennessey, University of Michigan |
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7 pm Musueum of Art | Pre-Concert Lecture Barbara Strozzi and Her Contemporaries Louise Stein, University of Michigan (open to concert ticket holders only) |
8 pm Museum of Art | Songs, Motets and Cantatas by Barbara Strozzi The Harp Consort Tickets $20 ($15 students), advance purchase recommended Ticket Information: (313) 647-0521 |
Sunday 13 October 9 am - noon Angell Hall Auditorium B |
Session IV: Venetian Identity - Representation and Reception Chair: Alison Cornish, University of Michigan |
Publicity and Poetry c. 1550: Titian, Tintoretto, Schiavone, and the Promoting of Venetian Art Mary Pardo, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
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History and Fantasy in Legends of Veronica: The Construction of Veronica Franco as Venice's Heroine Poet Ann Rosalind Jones, Smith College |
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Messalina and Operatic Eroticism in 17th-Century Venice Wendy Heller, Brandeis University |
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Concluding Remarks Edward Muir, Northwestern University |
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Sunday Related Events | |
2 pm Recital Hall School of Music |
"Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments Lecture" "This Republic of Strings" Andrew Lawrence-King, harp (Acedemie fur Altemusik, Bremen) |
2 pm Trueblood Theater Frieze Building |
Pamela a play by Carlo Goldini, translated by Donald C. Mc Manus Sponsored by the Dept. of Theater and Drama, University of Michigan School of Music Tickets $14 at door as available Call (313) 764-0450 for advance purchase and for additional performance times |