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The 2012-13 Slade Lectures in Fine Art will be given this term by Professor Gülru Necipoğlu.

17 January 2013

The Lecture Series is entitled Architecture of Empire: The Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals in a Comparative Perspective. Professor Necipoğlu has been the Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art and Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at the Department of History of Art and Architecture in Harvard University...

Synergy funding for Cambridge Renaissance team

14 January 2013

A trio of Renaissance scholars from the University of Cambridge has been awarded over 2.3 million Euros by the European Research Council in order to launch a groundbreaking interdisciplinary project on ‘Domestic Devotions: The Place of Piety in the Italian Renaissance Home’. In opposition to the enduring stereotype of the...

Graduate student Loyd Grossman has been elected to the Council of the British School at Rome

9 January 2013

Dr Frank Salmon was formerly a member of this distinguished council and Loyd Grossman has succeeded him in this capacity. The Department would like to extend its utmost congratulations to Loyd for his appointment.

New Director appointed for the Fitzwilliam Museum

18 December 2012

The University of Cambridge has appointed Tim Knox as new Director to succeed Timothy Potts at the Fitzwilliam Museum. Click here for more information on the appointment.

Professor Paul Joannides has collaborated with Tom Henry on a catalogue for a new exhibition on Raphael

27 November 2012

The exhibition is held at the Prado and the Louvre until January 14th and is devoted to Raphael's work under the Pontificate Leo X. The exhibition also includes the work of Raphael's most important pupils up until 1524. The catalogue has been published in English, French and Spanish.

Professor David Watkin is the winner of the $50,000 Henry Hope Reed Award for 2013

12 November 2012

The award is given by the University of Notre Dame to an individual who has supported traditional and classical architecture through writing, planning, and promotion. The Department would like to congratulate Professor Watkin on this award which is a tribute to the outstanding contribution he has made to classical...

Photographs of the University of Cambridge History of Art Graduate Conference 2012: ‘Beyond Borders: The Impact of Cultural Exchange in Art History’

5 November 2012

This two-day conference (10-11 May), which took place at the Sir Humphrey Cripps Theatre at Magdalene College, addressed cross-cultural influences within various art disciplines over a far-reaching geographical and chronological spectrum. The speakers were graduate students from all over the world, including some from our...

A tree planting ceremony was held at Magdalene College on November 2nd in honour of the retirement of Duncan Robinson

5 November 2012

The ceremony was well attended by Departmental and Magdalene College staff. Professor Michael Carpenter, President of Magdalene College, and Dr Frank Salmon, former Head of Department of History of Art, each gave a speech in honour of Duncan and his remarkable contribution to the University over the years.

Professor Jean Michel Massing has co-edited a new book entitled 'The Slave in European Art: From Renaissance Trophy to Abolitionist Emblem'

5 September 2012

Edited by Elizabeth McGrath and Jean Michel Massing this volume explores the imagery of slaves and enslavement – white as well as black – in early modern Europe. Long before the abolitionist movement took up the theme, European art abounded in images of slaves – chained, subjected, subdued figures. Often these enslaved...

The Department welcomes Dr Alexander Marr, new University Lecturer in the History of Art 1400-1700

14 June 2012

Dr Alexander Marr studied history of art and modern history in London and Oxford. Before coming to Cambridge he was, for six years, Lecturer in Art History at the University of St Andrews and, for two years, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Southern California. At Cambridge he is University Lecturer...

The 2012-13 Slade Lectures in Fine Art will be given this term by Professor Gülru Necipoğlu.

Synergy funding for Cambridge Renaissance team

Graduate student Loyd Grossman has been elected to the Council of the British School at Rome

New Director appointed for the Fitzwilliam Museum

Professor Paul Joannides has collaborated with Tom Henry on a catalogue for a new exhibition on Raphael

Professor David Watkin is the winner of the $50,000 Henry Hope Reed Award for 2013

Photographs of the University of Cambridge History of Art Graduate Conference 2012: ‘Beyond Borders: The Impact of Cultural Exchange in Art History’

A tree planting ceremony was held at Magdalene College on November 2nd in honour of the retirement of Duncan Robinson

Professor Jean Michel Massing has co-edited a new book entitled 'The Slave in European Art: From Renaissance Trophy to Abolitionist Emblem'

The Department welcomes Dr Alexander Marr, new University Lecturer in the History of Art 1400-1700

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