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Crafting Splendor and Examining Light. The Artisan’s Contribution to the Study of Optics, 1100–1700
This project investigated how the characteristic Northern fascination with splendor created not only a fertile ground for crafts that in many ways aff
Nachrichtenagentur EFE veröffentlicht Artikel zur Alexander von Humboldt Veranstaltung
Zum Artikel (auf Spanisch)News agency EFE publish article on Alexander von Humboldt cooperation event.
Go to Article (in Spanish)An Unknown Treatise on Shadows Referred to by Leonardo Da Vinci
This Working Group chapter project was an exploration of the optical sources used by Leonardo da Vinci in his research on shadows. As most sources of
Color in Nature and Color in Art
"For the causes and essences of color are as disputed, and obscure to the intellect, as they are themselves manifest to sight."
(Julius Caesar Scalig
Color Does Matter
This project concentrated on Baroque color theory and practice in the histories of art and science. It was based upon a cross-border cooperation betwe
Publications, Leonhard, Karin: "Painted Poison. Venomous Beasts, Herbs, Gems, and Baroque Colour Theory. " Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboeck (NKJ) (2011)
Color, Vision, and the Eye in Late Sixteenth-Century Padua
Questions surrounding the origin of color, its relationship to light and illumination, and how color affected the eye were vigorously debated within t
German Expatriate Practitioners of Natural History in 19th-century East Asia
In the nineteenth century, the Asia Pacific experienced extensive and systematic cataloging of their fauna and flora. The aim of my visit is to co-org
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While the workshop limits its geographical scope to Asia Pacific, it raises historiographical issues relevant to the broader historical community. Fir
Artists’ Collections in the Early Modern Netherlands
While Early Modern Netherlandish painters were often avid collectors, systematic research on artists' collecting is missing. Which networks did they u
Publications, Dupré, Sven & Lüthy, Christoph (eds.): Silent Messengers: The Circulation of Material Objects of Knowledge in the Early Modern Low Countries, Berlin, LIT Verlag, 2011., Funding Institutions, Research Foundation—Flanders (FWO)
Crafting a Natural History of Art in Early Modern Antwerp
This project examined the relationship between craft, curiosity, and the pursuit of natural knowledge in Antwerp during the second half of the sevente