Deconstructing Feminine Civility

Posted by Editors on August 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Here’s the abstract to the talk that I’m delivering at the Renaissance Society of America Annual Conference, Washington, DC, in March 2012.  It will be part of the session “Playing with Convention: Humor and the Early Modern Portrait,” that I am co-organizing with Sandra Cheng. Deconstructing Feminine Civility: Counter-Portraits of Élite Women by Jan Steen Early modern … Continue reading →

Category Art, Art History, Baroque, Comedy, Conferences, Culture, Dutch Art, Early Modern Art, History, Humor, Uncategorized

CFP RSA 2012 – “Playing with Convention: Humor and the Early Modern Portrait”

Posted by Editors on May 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Announcing a Call for Papers—May 20, 2011 Deadline Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 22-24 March 2012 “Playing with Convention: Humor and the Early Modern Portrait” We seek paper proposals on works that appear to manipulate the conventions of portraiture.  In particular, we are interested in visual representations that exploit strategies of irony, comedy, … Continue reading →

Category Art, Art History, Baroque, Comedy, Conferences, Culture, History, Renaissance

Bean Kings, the Fantasy Interior and More…

Posted by Editors on April 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

I have three exciting announcements! :) My article, “The Elephant in the Living Room: Jan Steen’s Fantasy Interior as Parodic Portrait of the Schouten Family,” appears in Aurora: Journal of the History of Art, vol. XI [12/2010].  You can also find “Enchanting the Intellect and the Eye,” my review of A. Georgievska-Shine’s book, Rubens and the Archaeology … Continue reading →

Category Art, Art History, Baroque, Comedy, Culture, History, Iconography, Religion, Uncategorized

Upcoming Publications

Posted by Editors on May 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

I have two contributions in Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art, vol. XI, to be published in November of 2010. First, my article “The Elephant in the Living Room: Jan Steen’s Fantasy Interior as Parodic Portrait of the Schoutens.” Here’s a synopsis: The Dutch painter Jan Steen (ca. 1626–79) is well known for his topsy-turvy comic … Continue reading →

Category Antiquity, Art, Art History, Baroque, Comedy, Culture, History, Iconography, Renaissance

“Le Baroque en Flandres” Exhibition, Paris

Posted by Editors on March 23, 2010 · 2 Comments 

If you’re in Paris between Feb. 16 and May 07, 2010 be sure to stop by the École Nationale Supérieure de Beaux Arts for the drawing show “Le Baroque en Flandres: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens.” “The show exhibits original works on paper by several of the most prestigious 17th-century artists: Peter-Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck … Continue reading →

Category Art, Baroque, Culture, History, Religion, Uncategorized, Writing

Upcoming Publication

Posted by Editors on June 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

For those who might be interested, my latest article, “The Wise Man has Two Tongues: Images of The Satyr and the Peasant by Jordaens and Steen,” will appear in Myth in History, History in Myth, volume 182 in Brill’s Studies in Intellectual History series.  It is due out in August of 2009. Here’s the article abstract: “In … Continue reading →

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Salon-a-thon

Posted by Editors on July 21, 2008 · 1 Comment 

I found three interesting articles on Salon.com today, all related to my interest in theology and teleology. The first is one of Salon’s lead-off articles for today, an interview with religious historian James Carse (professor emeritus at NYU).  He takes a very iconoclastic approach to religion, at least, one rather at odds with my understanding. … Continue reading →

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