The Artificial Eye. Art Theory and Optical Revolution in Early Modern Europe.
Research Seminar
- Public event without registration
- Data: 10.09.2024
- Ora: 11:00 - 13:00
- Relatrice: Valérie Kobi
- Luogo: Villino Stroganoff, Via Gregoriana 22, 00187 Rome
- Contatto: katja.hackstein@biblhertz.it
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This research seminar will analyze this phenomenon and
demonstrate that these practices led to another scientific revolution, this
time in the field of art history, resulting in a new way of looking at and
theorizing works of art.
Valérie Kobi received her Ph.D. in art history in 2014
(Prix Nexans) from the Université de Neuchâtel where she is assistant professor
and leads the FNS PRIMA research group Bibliothèques et musées en
Suisse entre 18e et 19e siècles. Between 2016 and 2021, she was a
Fellow of the Young ZiF in Bielefeld. Kobi is the recipient of numerous grants
and fellowships including from the Getty Research Institute, the Swiss
Institute of Rome, and the Swiss National Science Foundation. In 2023, she was awarded
the Hamburger Lehrpreis by the Hamburg Ministry for Science, Education,
Research and Equality.
Scientific Organization: Ariella Minden