7th Forum Medieval Art: “Licht: Kunst, Metaphysik und Naturwissenschaft im Mittelalter,” in cooperation with the University Jena.
For the seventh time, the German Society for Studies in Art History invited to an international congress “Forum Medieval Art,” which took place from September 25th to 28th, 2024, in Jena.
VII. Forum Art of the Middle Ages
Light: Art, Metaphysics and Science in the Middle Ages
September 25–28, 2024, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Organization und concept: Juliane von Fircks, Svea Janzen
Picture credits: Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max Planck Institute; Photographer: Roli, Ghigo
Under the topic “Light: Art, Metaphysics and Science in the Middle Ages” and organized by Juliane von Fircks, Svea Janzen and the Deutscher Verein für Kunstwissenschaft, the VII. Forum Art of the Middle Ages was held on September 25–28, 2024, at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. A total of 19 sessions were dedicated to medieval art from Christian Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic world, discussing the of light between transcendence, courtly splendor, and scientific theory. The thematic range included reflective and luminous materials (gold, silver, alabaster), light-giving objects, the staging of light in manuscripts, inscriptions, textiles, stained glass, painting, and sculpture, the performative interaction of light, sound, and space and, finally, modern radiation-based research methods. The transdisciplinary opening to the natural sciences built a bridge to Jena, the “City of Light,” as a beacon for optical, photonic, and glass research. The conference included events like round tables, the opening of the exhibition “Glas!” as well as excursions in Jena, Erfurt, and Naumburg.
Organizing committee: Wolfgang Augustyn, Jiři Fajt, Juliane von Fircks, Dorothee Kemper, Lothar Lambacher, Gerhard Lutz, Jan Friedrich Richter, Jörg Richter, Marc Carel Schurr, Gia Toussaint, Harald Wolter-von dem Knesebeck, Andrea Worm
Contact: mittelalterkongress@dvfk-berlin.de