Professor Christoph Frank, Università della Svizzera italianaChristoph Frank received his PhD in the History of the Classical Tradition from the Warburg Institute in 1993. Since 2005 he has been Professor of the History and Theory of Art and

Burckhardt at 200: interpreting the Italian Renaissance past, present and future

May 30th, 2018 1h 14m

Peter Burke (Professor Emeritus of Cultural History, University of Cambridge)Jonathan Jones (Art critic for The Guardian and former judge of the Turner Prize)Martin Ruehl (Senior Lecturer in German History and Thought, University of Cambridge

Goldsmiths, ivory carvers, embroiderers: identity in the medieval workshop

May 16th, 2018 58m 42s

Speaker: Glyn Davies, Museum of London

Mediation and Transformation | Alchemy and New Technology

May 9th, 2018 1h 15m

Speaker: Adam Lowe, Factum Arte, Madrid

The Book as World and the World as Book

Apr 20th, 2018 1h 6m

On 20 April 2018, the Warburg Institute (in conjunction with the Cervantes Institute) will host an event on books and readers in the Spanish-speaking world, with the theme 'The Book as World, the World as Book'. The day will culminate in a conv

Master and Apprentice: Transferring Skills in the London Huguenot Communities

Feb 21st, 2018 58m 16s

Tessa Murdoch, Victoria and Albert MuseumRe-opening the Workshop: Medieval to Early Modern - Lecture SeriesWorkshop and workshop practices represent a core and dynamic research strand in the history of art. This strand encompasses the study

Alonso Berruguete, 'the son of Laocoon', and his assimilation of the Classical sources

Feb 7th, 2018 46m 43s

Speaker: Manuel Arias, Museo Nacional da Escultura, ValladolidRe-opening the Workshop: Medieval to Early Modern - Lecture SeriesWorkshop and workshop practices represent a core and dynamic research strand in the history of art. This strand

Addressing and Undressing the Female Body in the Magdalene Chapel at San Francesco, Assisi

Nov 23rd, 2017

The Warburg Institute Addressing and Undressing the Female Body in the Magdalene Chapel at San Francesco, Assisi Keynote address Penny Jolly (Skidmore College)

'Divine proportion' in Renaissance Venice: Bellini, Carpaccio and Luca Pacioli

Oct 26th, 2017 50m 24s

The Warburg Institute 'Divine proportion' in Renaissance Venice: Bellini, Carpaccio and Luca Pacioli Paul Hills (Professor Emeritus, The Courtauld Institute of Art) Venetian painting around 1500 is marked by a distinctive geometry. In

Concepts of 'Nachleben'. Aby Warburg, Friedrich Gundolf and Julius von Schlosser as Book Collectors

Jun 28th, 2017 1h 1m

Warburg Institute Concepts of 'Nachleben'. Aby Warburg, Friedrich Gundolf and Julius von Schlosser as Book Collectors Michael Thimann (Professor of History of Art, Georg-August-University GÃ¶ttingen) This lecture focusses on three ch.

Early Faces

Mar 28th, 2017 41m 50s

Warburg Institute Early Faces Professor Ludwig Morenz (University of Bonn) Recent discoveries have pushed the boundaries of art making into unimaginable depths of time and across diverse geographies bringing to light the crucial role

The Origin of Symbolic Material Culture. What does the Archaeological Record say?

Mar 21st, 2017 1h 7m

Warburg Institute The Origin of Symbolic Material Culture. What does the Archaeological Record say? Professor Francesco d'Errico (University of Bordeaux) Recent discoveries have pushed the boundaries of art making into unimaginable de

Environment versus culture: Rock Art in the Context of Holocene Climatic change

Mar 7th, 2017 56m 53s

Warburg Institute Environment versus culture: Rock Art in the Context of Holocene Climatic change Dr Maria Guagnin (University of Oxford) Recent discoveries have pushed the boundaries of art making into unimaginable depths of time and

Human Art: The First 30,000 Years. New Perspectives on Palaeolithic Cave Art and the First Known Images

Feb 15th, 2017 1h 15m

Warburg Institute Human Art: The First 30,000 Years. New Perspectives on Palaeolithic Cave Art and the First Known Images Professor Paul Pettitt (Durham University) Recent discoveries have pushed the boundaries of art making into unim

Contemporary Image Conflicts: Violence and Iconoclasm from Charlie Hebdo to Daesh - Christiane Gruber

Feb 1st, 2017

Warburg Institute Contemporary Image Conflicts: Violence and Iconoclasm from Charlie Hebdo to Daesh Christiane Gruber (University of Michigan) ISIS, Truculent Iconophilia, and Extinguishing the Gray Zone Workshop organised by the Wa

The Shock of the Old. Art in the European Ice Age

Jan 25th, 2017

Warburg Institute The Shock of the Old. Art in the European Ice Age Dr Jill Cook (British Museum) Recent discoveries have pushed the boundaries of art making into unimaginable depths of time and across diverse geographies bringing to

The Stone Age Origin of Art: What, When, Where, Why and by Whom?

Jan 18th, 2017 59m 20s

The Warburg Institute The Stone Age Origin of Art: What, When, Where, Why and by Whom? Professor Steve Mithen (University of Reading) Recent discoveries have pushed the boundaries of art making into unimaginable depths of time and acr

Lachmann today: The debate on the method of textual criticism and its consequences for the history of ancient art

Nov 25th, 2016

Warburg Institute Lachmann today: The debate on the method of textual criticism and its consequences for the history of ancient art Luca Giuliani (Humboldt Berlin)

The Role of Erasmus in the Career of Gilbert Cousin of Nozeroy (1506-72)

May 31st, 2016 1h 2m

Warburg Institute The Role of Erasmus in the Career of Gilbert Cousin of Nozeroy (1506-72) Ann Blair (Harvard University)

Per Monstra ad Sphaeram: Aby Warburg and the Future of the Humanities

May 17th, 2016 1h 11m

Warburg Institute Per Monstra ad Sphaeram: Aby Warburg and the Future of the Humanities David Freedberg (Warburg Institute)

Contemporary Image Conflicts: Violence and Iconoclasm from Charlie Hebdo to Daesh - David Freedberg

Jan 14th, 2016

Warburg Institute Contemporary Image Conflicts: Violence and Iconoclasm from Charlie Hebdo to Daesh David Freedberg (Warburg Institute) Making Images, Breaking Images. Iconoclasm in the Age of Digital Reproduction Workshop organised

Contemporary Image Conflicts: Violence and Iconoclasm from Charlie Hebdo to Daesh - David Freedberg

Jan 14th, 2016

Warburg InstituteContemporary Image Conflicts: Violence and Iconoclasm from Charlie Hebdo to Daesh David Freedberg(Warburg Institute)Making Images, Breaking Images. Iconoclasm in the Age of Digital ReproductionWorkshop organised by the

Contemporary Image Conflicts: Violence and Iconoclasm from Charlie Hebdo to Daesh - Christiane Gruber

Jan 14th, 2016

Warburg Institute Contemporary Image Conflicts: Violence and Iconoclasm from Charlie Hebdo to Daesh Johannes von MÃ¼ller (Bilderfahrzeuge) Introduction Christiane Gruber (University of Michigan) ISIS, Truculent Iconophilia, a...

Contemporary Image Conflicts: Violence and Iconoclasm from Charlie Hebdo to Daesh - Hugh Kennedy

Jan 14th, 2016

Warburg Institute Contemporary Image Conflicts: Violence and Iconoclasm from Charlie Hebdo to Daesh Hugh Kennedy (SOAS) The Iconography of ISIS Workshop organised by the Warburg Institute in conjunction with the Bilderfahrzeuge Proj