Essays about: "Technical Art History"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Technical Art History.

  1. 1. CRITICAL APPROACHES TO THE DIFFICULTIES OF ATTRIBUTION AND DATING OF FRANCESCO GUARDI’S VEDUTE

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Lena Elisabeth Beckman Rietz; [2022]
    Keywords : Francesco Guardi; attribution; vedute; connoisseurship; iconography; style; technical art history; topography; Venice; workshop; art history;

    Abstract : The Venetian veduta or view, became popular in the Settecento when Venice had turned into a regular stop on the Grand Tour. The foreign market’s interest in vedute, prompted Venetian artists to follow in Canaletto’s path. Francesco Guardi (1712-1793) is today famous for such views, and his paintings hang in museums around the world. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Technical Study and Contextual Analysis of Flora in the Stockholm University Collection

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Sally Granbacka; [2022]
    Keywords : technical art history; art history; 18th century; Francesco Mancini; Flora; Roman art;

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  4. 3. Painting, Play, and Politics : A Technical Examination of the Painting Polyxena is Sacrificed by Jacob de Wet I (ca 1610-1675) and its Cultural Contex

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Joanna Kiesler Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Technical Art History; Multispectral Imaging; Polyxena; Jacob de Wet; Dutch Golden Age; Theatricality;

    Abstract : The study departs from a technical examination of the panel painting Polyxena is Sacrificed in the Stockholm University Collection of Art, establishing the artistic process, level of ambition, and material choices by means of multispectral imaging techniques and elemental analysis. The artist, Jacob de Wet I, was both a well-reputed Haarlem-painter who specialized in small scale history paintings and headed a mass-producing workshop which supplied the low-end art markets of Haarlem and Amsterdam. READ MORE

  5. 4. WOMENʼS WOVEN WEB - Activating the Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women through Social Network Narratives

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Alvarez Díaz María Guadalupe; [2020-11-23]
    Keywords : Social Network Analysis; SNA; mixed methodologies; lexikon; SKBL; IDN; Interactive Digital Narratives; kvinnor; kvinnorörelse; kvinnohistoria; kvinnliga studier; hemslöjd; textilkonst; mönsterritare; slöjdare; 1800-talet; 1900-talet; konstnärer; formgivning; kulturhistoria; pionjärer; entreprenörer; visualiseringar; socialt nätverk; kontakt; tekniska skolor; digital humaniora; lexicon; Swedish domestic handicraft; Swedish textile art; 19th Century; 20th Century; Swedish Technical schools; pioneers; entrepreneurs; network visualizations; female studies; digital humanities;

    Abstract : When the Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women (Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon, SKBL), became freely available online, it opened the opportunity to examine and transform its text-based content in new ways. The purpose of this project is to apply and reflect on explorative visualizations of social networks as a method for presenting and analysing data from SKBL. READ MORE

  6. 5. What is concealed from the eye of the beholder : A technical analysis of Amor and Psyche

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Teresia Strömgren; [2020]
    Keywords : Technical Art History;

    Abstract : The oil on canvas painting Amor and Psyche attributed to Flemish artist Denys Calvaert in 1568 has subdued UV, IR and X-ray analysis. The result of these multispectral analysis provided a point of departure from the concept of materiality for further reasoning regarding: attribution, provenience, art period, display and panting technique. READ MORE