Art and Social Identities in Late Antiquity

“Art and Social Identities in Late Antiquity” is 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.

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

Time: Saturday, January 5, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: Regency Ballroom D, Gold Level, West Tower

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

Session Programme

9.00-9.10 Introduction: Troels Myrup Kristensen and Birte Poulsen, University of Aarhus

9.10-9.30 Sculptural Workshops during the Later Roman Period: Niels Hannestad, University of Aarhus

9.30-9.50 Workshops, Artists, and Patrons in Roman Britain: Martin Henig, University of Oxford

9.50-10.10 Adaptable Craftsmen: The Production of Sculpture and Sarcophagi in the Late Roman Empire: Stine Birk Toft, University of Aarhus

10.10-10.20 Break

10.20-10.40 Identifying Mosaic Workshops: An Eastern Perspective: Birte Poulsen, University of Aarhus

10.40-11.00 Workshops and Artisans in Roman Art: An Anthropological Approach: Troels Myrup Kristensen, University of Aarhus

Discussants: Lea Stirling, University of Manitoba, and Diane Conlin, University of Colorado