Perceiving Matter. Visual, Material and Sensual Communication – an Introduction

Authors

  • Kaja Kollandsrud Museum of Cultural History
  • Bente Kiilerich University of Bergen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5617/clara.v5i0.7980

Abstract

A consistent line of thinking about matter, colour and form continued into the Middle Ages from the Classical period. Our present views on the Classical and medieval works of art are coloured by how they have been perceived throughout their timeline. Therefore, it is fruitful to discuss polychromy in a broader historical context. The idea for this special issue came about when researchers specializing in ancient and medieval polychromy met for the first time at the seminar Perceiving matter. Visual, material and sensual communication from Antiquity to the Middle Ages and Beyond, held at the Museum of Cultural History, 5 April 2019 under the auspices of the Polychrome Art History Research Group. Marina Prusac Lindhagen initiated the seminar and invited Kaja Kollandsrud to co-organise the event.

 

 

Author Biographies

Kaja Kollandsrud, Museum of Cultural History

Associate professor, Conservation of Painted Objects. Museum of Cultural History (MCH)

Bente Kiilerich, University of Bergen

Professor, Art History. Dept of linguistic, literary and aesthetic studies

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Published

2020-05-26

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Vol. 5 (2020): CLARA Special issue: Perceiving Matter. Visual, Material and Sensual Communication from Antiquity to the Middle Ages and Beyond

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