Category Archives: Renaissance Art and History

Armada Portrait Campaign

Posted on May 25, 2016 by briansandberg

A fundraising campaign has been launched to purchase one of the famous “Armada Portraits” of Elizabeth I of England. The painting was originally owned by Sir Francis Drake and is now being sold by his descendants. This painting presents Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Italian Paleography Seminar

Posted on February 28, 2016 by briansandberg

2016 Mellon Summer Institute in Italian Paleography at the Newberry Library Application deadline: March 1 The Newberry Library is offering a Summer Institute in Italian Paleography on Monday, June 27-Friday, July 15, 2016. The summer institute will be directed by … Continue reading →

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Undergraduate Fellowships at the Art Institute

Posted on January 26, 2016 by briansandberg

The Art Institute of Chicago is offering an Andrew W. Mellon Summer Academy and Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowships. Students in history and art history at Northern Illinois University may want to apply for these opportunities. The  Art Institute of Chicago’s posting … Continue reading →

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Newberry Consortium Fellowships

Posted on January 5, 2016 by briansandberg

Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium Fellowships The Newberry Library has announced a series of fellowships for the 2016-17 academic year. Here is the Newberry Library’s announcement: “Newberry Library Fellowships provide support to researchers who wish to use our … Continue reading →

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Making and Knowing: Early Modern Geometries

Posted on October 16, 2015 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library and Northwestern University are hosting an upcoming conference: Making and Knowing: Early Modern Geometries, a History of the Book Symposium The conference will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015 and Friday, October 30, 2015. The schedule … Continue reading →

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Femmes à la cour de France

Posted on October 7, 2015 by briansandberg

I will be participating in a conference on Femmes à la cour de France, hosted by Cour de France and the Institut d’Études Avancées de Paris, this week. I will be presenting a paper on “‘Je ne vis jamais cette … Continue reading →

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Newberry Graduate Scholars-in-Residence

Posted on April 9, 2015 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library is once again seeking ABD doctoral candidates in the humanities for its Graduate Scholar-in-Residence program. Greg Bereiter and Bob Fulton, doctoral candidates from Northern Illinois University, have recently served as graduate scholars-in-residence at the Newberry and had … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Society of America – Berlin

Posted on April 4, 2015 by briansandberg

I just returned from the huge Renaissance Society for America [RSA] conference in Berlin, where over 3000 Renaissance studies scholars gathered for an intense conference on early modern history. I presented a research paper on siege warfare and war news, entitled … Continue reading →

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Paleography Seminar at the Medici Archive Project

Posted on April 4, 2015 by briansandberg

Seminar on Paleography and Archival Studies May 25 – June 6, 2015 Florence, Italy For the fifth consecutive year, the Medici Archive Project (MAP) will be offering a two-week intensive seminar on archival research. For the first time, MAP will partner … Continue reading →

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Symposium on Latin America in the Early Colonial Period

Posted on April 4, 2015 by briansandberg

The Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies is offering a Symposium on Latin America in the Early Colonial Period, which will be held on Saturday, 11 April from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. The Newberry Library website provides an announcement: “This … Continue reading →

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