Art and Social Identities in Late Antiquity

“Art and Social Identities in Late Antiquity” will be represented at the 109th AIA Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, 4-6 January 2008. The colloquium session “Approaches to Workshops in Roman Art” focuses on the art historical aspects of the centre’s research aims. See below for the session schedule. The colloquium will also have two discussants.

Session: 3I: Approaches to Workshops in Roman Art
Type: Colloquium

Timeslot: Saturday, January 5, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Organizers: Troels Myrup Kristensen and Birte Poulsen, University of Aarhus

Session Papers
1. Sculptural Workshops during the Later Roman Period
Niels Hannestad, University of Aarhus

2. Workshops, Artists, and Patrons in Roman Britain
Martin Henig, University of Oxford

3. Adaptable Craftsmen: The Production of Sculpture and Sarcophagi in the Late Roman Empire
Stine Birk Toft, University of Aarhus

4. Identifying Mosaic Workshops: An Eastern Perspective
Birte Poulsen, University of Aarhus

5. Workshops and Artisans in Roman Art: An Anthropological Approach
Troels Myrup Kristensen, University of Aarhus