Lovis Corinth Colloquia and Lectures

Past Events

	2024 Lovis Corinth Colloquium XIII The Affective and Hermeneutic Functions of the Mindful Picture September 26-28 Convocation Hall 208 Speakers: Christopher D.M. Atkins, Center for Netherlandish Art Elizabeth Black, Old Dominion University Tamar Cholcman, Tel Aviv University James Clifton, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation William E. Engel, Sewanee: The University of the South Reindert Falkenburg, NYU Abu Dhabi Rob Fucci, University of Amsterdam Aneta Georgievska-Shine, University of Maryland Hanneke Grootenboer, University of Amsterdam Yannis Hadjinicolaou, University of Bonn Valérie Havaert, University of Warwick Matt Kavaler, University of Toronto, Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies Alexander Marr, University of Cambridge Lizzie Marx, National Gallery of Ireland Simon McKeown, Marlborough College Walter S. Melion, Emory University Jun P. Nakamura, Princeton University Art Museum Stephanie Porras, Tulane University Jamie Richardson Sandhu, Saint Joseph’s University Itay Sapir, Université du Québec à Montréal Joanna Skubisz, University of Wroclaw Angela Vanhaelen, McGill University Michel Weemans, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Bronwen Wilson, UCLA Joanna Woodall, The Courtauld Institute of Art Michael Zell, Boston University Click here to view the full program. Fourth Tri-Annual Lovis Corinth Colloquium on German Modernism Art & the Difficulty of Expressing the Truth April 26-27, 2024 Convocation Hall 204 Speakers: Bridget Alsdorf, Princeton University Adrian Anagnost, Tulane University Hunter Bivens, University of California-Santa Cruz Hannah-Rose Blakeley, Princeton University Nicholas Brown, University of Illinois-Chicago Todd Cronan, Emory University Gordon Hughes, Rice University Edward Lee-Six, École Normale Supérieure Walter Benn Michaels, University of Illinois-Chicago Andrew J. Mitchell, Emory University John-Baptiste Oduor, Jacobin Magazine Jensen Suther, Harvard University Marnin Young, Yeshiva University Daniel Zamora, Free University of Brussels Click here to view the flyer. Click here to view the full program.	2022 Third Tri-Annual Lovis Corinth Colloquium on German Modernism Space + Place October 20-21, 2022 Convocation Hall 204 Speakers: Peter Chametzky, University of South Carolina Christina Crawford, Emory University Todd Cronan, Emory University Astrid M. Eckert, Emory University Nathan Goldberg, Emory University Kevina King, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Lisa Lee, Emory University Christine Mehring, University of Chicago Jeffrey Saletnik, Indiana University, Bloomington Robin Schuldenfrei, The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London Didem Uca, Emory University Click here to view the flyer. Click here to view the full program. Lovis Corinth Colloquium XII Motus mixti et compositi: The Portrayal of Mixed and Compound Emotions in the Visual and Literary Arts of Northern Europe: 1500-1700 April 7-9, 2022 Convocation Hall 208 Speakers: Tom Conley, Harvard University Stijn Bussels, University of Leiden Wietse de Boer, Miami University, Ohio Carolin Giere, University of Freiburg/Breisgau Amy Gelahny, Lycoming College Hanneke Grootenboer, Radboud University Graham Lea, Emory University Ann-Sophie Lehmann, University of Groningen Walter Melion, Emory University Karl Enenkel, Universität Münster Mitch Merback, Johns Hopkins University Eelco Nagelsmit, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Ruth Sargent Noyes, National Museum of Denmark Todd Olson, University of California, Berkeley Raphaèle Preisinger, Bern University Bart Ramakers, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Lukas Reddemann, Universität Münster Carolin Sachs, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Adam Sammut, University of York Ludovica Sasso, University of Münster Freya Sierhuis, University of York Aline Smeesters, Université Catholique Louvain Paul Smith, University of Leiden Machtheld van Löwensteijn, University of Amsterdam Bram von Oostveldt, University of Ghent Click here to view the full program.
2021 Lovis Corinth Colloquium XI Customized Books in Early Modern Europe 1400 – 1700 October 14 – 16, 2021 Convocation Hall 208 Speakers: Tom Cummins, Harvard University Anna Dlabacova, Universiteit Leiden Karl Enenkel, Universität Münster Christopher Fletcher, Newberry Library Paul Gehl, Newberry Library Britt Boler Hunter, Florida State University Justyna Kiliańczyk-Zięba, Uniwersytet Jagielloński Anne Koenig, Newberry Library Jakub Koguciuk, Yale University Pedro Germano Leal, John Carter Brown Library Andrea van Leerdam, Utrecht Universit Stephanie Leitch, Florida State University Julia Lillie, Bard Graduate Center Lia Markey, Newberry Library Walter Melion, Emory University Simon McKeown, Marlborough College Kelin Michael, Emory University Shaun Midanik, University of Toronto Brent Purkaple, University of Oklahoma Jason Rosenholtz-Witt, Emory University Bret Rothstein, Indiana University Mara Wade, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Geert Warnar, Universiteit Leiden Click here to view the flyer.	2020 Lovis Corinth Colloquium XI Customized Books in Early Modern Europe 1400 – 1700 April 16 – 18, 2020 [rescheduled] Convocation Hall 208 Speakers: Britt Boler Hunter, Florida State University Tom Cummins, Harvard University Anna Dlabacova, Universiteit Leiden Christopher Fletcher, Newberry Library Michael Gaudio, University of Minnesota Alexa Greist, Art Gallery of Ontario Justyna Kilianczyk-Zieba, Uniwersytet Jagielloński Anne Koenig, Newberry Library Jakub Koguciuk, Yale University Zoe Langer, Herzog August Bibliothek Stephanie Leitch, Florida State University Julia Lillie, Bard Graduate Center Walter Melion, Emory University Kelin Michael, PhD Student, Emory University Jun Nakamura, University of Michigan Brent Purkaple, University of Oklahoma Jason Rosenholtz-Witt, Northwestern University Peter van der Coelen, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Geert Warnar, Universiteit Leiden Steffen Zierholz, Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte Click here to view the flyer.	2019 Lovis Corinth Colloquium X Ekphrastic Image-making in the Early Modern Europe and the Americas December 6-7, 2019 Convocation Hall 208 Speakers: Ivana Bicak, Durham University James Clifton, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Teresa Clifton, University of Pittsburgh Art DiFuria, Savannah College of Art and Design Christopher Heuer, University of Rochester Barbara Kaminska, Sam Houston State University Annie McEwen, Emory University Walter Melion, Emory University Lars Cyril Nørgaard, University of Copenhagen Dawn Odell, Lewis & Clark College Shelley Perlove, University of Michigan Stephanie Porras, Tulane University Caecilie Weissert, University of Stuttgart Elliot Wise, Brigham Young University Steffen Zierholz,University of Bern Click here to view the flyer. Lovis Corinth Colloquium Through a Glass, Darkly November 8, 2019 Ackerman Hall, Carlos Museum Speakers: Yvonne Bleyerveld, RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History Walter Melion, Emory University Brooks Rich, National Gallery of Art Lisa Rosenthal, University of Illinois Maureen Warren, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois Alexandra Zigomalas, Emory University Click here for further details. Lovis Corinth Colloquium IX Landscape and the Visual Hermeneutics of Place, 1500-1700 March 21-23, 2019 Jones Room, Woodruff Library Speakers: Boudewijn Bakker, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Emeritus William Barton, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Stijn Bussels, Leiden University Sarah Crover, University of British Columbia Karl Enenkel, University of Muenster Reindert Falkenberg, New York University, Abu Dhabi Margaret Goehring, New Mexico State University Corina Kleinert, Independent Scholar and Art Advisor Sarah McPhee, Emory University Mark Meadow, University of California, Santa Barbara Walter Melion, Emory University Luke Morgan, Monash University Alexandra Onuf, University of Hartford Kathleen Perry Long, Cornell University Lucas Reddemann, Universität Münster Denis Ribouillault, Université de Montréal Paul Smith, University of Leiden Troy Tower, Independent Scholar and Editor Michel Weemans, EHESS Andrew Hui, Yale-NUS Click here to view the flyer.
2018 Lovis Corinth Colloquium VIII Quid est sacramentum?: On the Visual Representation of Mystery and Secrecy in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700 March 29-31, 2018 Thursday, March 29th – Harland Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 30-31st: Pitts Theology Library CST 360 Speakers: Monika Biel, Herzog August Bibliothek Alicja Bielak, University of Warsaw Carme López Calderón, University of Santiago de Compostela C. Jean Campbell, Emory University Tom Conley, Harvard University Ralph Dekoninck, Université Catholique de Louvain Peter Eversmann, University of Amsterdam Ingrid Falque, Université Catholique de Louvain Christine Goettler, Univerität Bern Agnes Guiderdoni, Université Catholique de Louvain Suzanne Karr Schmidt, Newberry Library Stephanie Leitch, Florida State University Mark Meadow, University of California, Santa Barbara Walter Melion, Emory University Eelco Nagelsmit, University of Groningen Alexandra Onuf, University of Hartford Bret Rothstein, Indiana University Xavier Vert, EHESS Madeleine Viljoen, New York Public Library Mara Wade, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana Caecilie Weissert, Universität Stuttgart Click here for the full program.	2017 Second Tri-Annual Lovis Corinth Colloquium on German Modernism Elective Affinities/Elective Antipathies: German Art on Its Histories March 17-18, 2017 Friday, March 17: Math/Science Building E300 Saturday, March 18: Ackerman Hall, Carlos Museum Speakers: Graham Bader, Rice University Annie Bourneuf, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Brigid Doherty, Princeton University Lisa Florman, Ohio State University Rachel Jans, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Lisa Lee, Emory University Megan R. Luke, University of California, Los Angeles Laura Muir, Harvard University Art Museums Lynette Roth, Busch-Reisinger Museum Lisa Saltzman, Bryn Mawr College Gregory Williams, Boston University Click here for the full program. Lovis Corinth Distinguished Lecture All Motion Discovers Us: Theaters of Moral Discernment in the Late Sixteenth- and Early-Seventeeth Century Low Countries March 22, 2017 PAIS 290 Bart Ramakers, University of Groningen Click here to view the flyer. Lovis Corinth Colloquium VII Quid est sacramentum? On the Visual Representation of Sacred Mysteries in Early Modern Europe and the Americas, 1400-1700 November 30-December 2, 2017 Jones Room, Woodruff Library Speakers: David Areford, University of Massachusetts, Boston AnneMarie Micikas Bridges, Harvard University Mette Birkedal Brunn, University of Copenhagen James Clifton, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Anna Dlabačová, University of Leiden Wim François, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Koenraad Jonchkeere, University of Ghent Robert L. Kendrick, University of Chicago Aden Kumler, University of Chicago Nora Litaker, University of Pennsylvania Walter Melion, Emory University Sarah Joan Moran, Universität Utrecht Lars Cyril Nørgaard, University of Copenhagen Elizabeth Carson Pastan, Emory University Donna Sadler, Agnes Scott College Alexa Sand, Utah State University Tanya Tiffany, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Lee Palmer Wandel, University of Wisconsin Geert Warnar, University of Leiden Bronwen Wilson, University of California, Los Angeles Click here for the full program.	2015 Lovis Corinth Colloquium VI Ut pictura amor: The Reflexive Imagery of Love in Artistic Theory and Practice, 1400-1700 October 29-31, 2015 Ackerman Hall, Carlos Museum Speakers Joost vander Auwera, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels Wietse de Boer, Miami University, Ohio H. Perry Chapman, University of Delaware Joseph Chorpenning, Saint Joseph’s University Stephanie Dickey, Queen’s University, Ontario Laura Gelfand, Utah State University Ursula Härting, Hamm, Germany Haohao Lu, Leiden University Henry Luttikhuizen, Calvin College Walter Melion, Emory University Joshua Mostow, University of British Columbia H. Rodney Nevitt Jr., University of Houston Dawn Odell, Lewis & Clark College Kishwar Rizvi, Yale University Lisa Rosenthal, University of Illinois Natasha Seaman, Rhode Island College Els Stronks, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague Margit Thøfner, University of East Anglia Jonathan Unglaub, Brandeis University M.A. (Thijs) Weststeijn, University of Amsterdam Joanna Woodall, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London Edward Wouk, University of Manchester Michael Zell, Boston University Click here to view the full program.
2013 First Tri-Annual Lovis Corinth Colloquium on German Modernism March 8-9, 2013 Carlos Museum Speakers: Jennifer Ashton, University of Illinois, Chicago Michael Clune, Case Western Reserve Todd Cronan, Emory University Brigid Doherty, Princeton University Charles Haxthausen, Williams College Peter Jelavich, Johns Hopkins University Walter Benn Michaels, University of Illinois, Chicago Lynette Roth, Harvard University Fred Schwartz, University College, London Lisa Siraganian, Southern Methodist University Iain Boyd White, Ediburgh University Click here to view the full program. Lovis Corinth Distinguished Lecture Geertgen tot Sint Jans and the Gift of Painting October 1, 2013 White Hall 200 Henry Luttikhuizen, Calvin College Click here to view the flyer.	2012 Lovis Corinth Colloquium V Ab historia proprie figurativa: Visual Images as Exegetical Instruments, 1400-1700 February 16-18, 2012 Thursday, February 16 and Saturday, February 18: Ackerman Hall, Carlos Museum Friday, February 17: Candler School of Theology 252 Speakers: Nathalie de Brézé Giovanni Careri James Clifton Maria Deiters Dagmar Eichberger Reindert Falkenburg Ingrid Falque Agnès Guiderdoni-Bruslé Barbara Haeger Ulrich Heinen Alexander Linke Jürgen Müller Birgit Münch Colette Nativel Shelley Perlove Todd Richardson Bret Rothstein Tatiana Senkevitch Larry Silver Jamie L. Smith Elliott Wise Click here to view the full program.	2009 Lovis Corinth Colloquium III The Authority of the Word: Reflecting on Image and Text in Northern Europe, 1400-1700 October 8-10, 2009 Speakers: Celeste Brusati, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Jan de Jong, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Maarten Delbeke, Universiteit Gent & Universiteit Leiden Karl Enenkel, Universiteit Leiden Reindert Falkenburg, New York University, Abu Dhabi Wim François, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven Antien Knaap, Harvard University/Fogg Art Museum Thomas Lentes, Universität Münster Catherine Levesque, College of William and Mary Walter Melion, Emory University Andrew Morrall, Bard Graduate Center Carolyn Muessig, University of Bristol Wolfgang Neuber, Freie Universität, Berlin Felipe Pereda, Universidad Autonóma de Madrid Bart Ramakers, Rijksuniversiteit, Groningen Kathryn Rudy, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague Els Stronks, Universiteit Utrecht Achim Timmerman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Anita Traninger, Freie Universität, Berlin Peter van der Coelin, Museum Boijmans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam Geert Warnar, Universiteit Leiden Michael Weemans, École national supérieure d’art, Bourges & École de hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris Click here to view the full program.
2007 Lovis Corinth Distinguished Lecture Velázquez is in the Details April 12, 2007 White Hall 205 Svetlana Alpers, University of California, Berkeley Click here to view the flyer. Lovis Corinth Distinguished Lecture Seducing with Stone: Renaissance Gothic Ornament November 15, 2007 Ethan Matt Kavaler, University of Toronto Click here to view the flyer.	2006 Lovis Corinth Colloquium II Ut pictura meditatio: The Meditative Image in Northern Art, 1500-1700 October 12-14, 2006 Speakers: Barbara Baert, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Christian Belin, Université Paul Valéry – Montpellier III Andrea Catallani, Researcher Frédéric Cousinié, Maître de conferences d’Histoire de l’Art moderne Ralph Dekoninck, Catholic University of Louvain Agnès Guiderdoni-Bruslé, Researcher Pierre-Antoine Fabre, École des Haute Études Reindert Falkenburg, Universiteit Leiden Michael Gaudio, University of Minnesota Judi Loach, Welsh School of Architecture Walter Melion, Emory University Joost Vander Auwera, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België Rebecca Zorach, University of Chicago Click here to view the full program.	2005 Lovis Corinth Distinguished Lecture The Emblematic Conversion of the Biblical Image in the Seventeenth Century October 24, 2005 White Hall 207 Ralph Dekoninck, Catholic University of Louvain Click here to view the flyer. Lovis Corinth Distinguished Lecture The Figure in Early Modern Europe: Device and Concept Between Signification and Representation October 24, 2005 White Hall 207 Agnes Guiderdoni-Bruslé, Catholic University of Louvain Click here to view the flyer.