New Perspectives on the Italian Renaissance Interior, 1400–1600
Wednesday, February 14, 2:30 PM–5:00 PM
Sutton Parlor Center, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York
Chairs: Maria DePrano, Washington State University; Stephanie Miller, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
The Kitchen as Exemplary Space from Renaissance Treatise to Period Room
Deborah Krohn, Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture
The Venetian “Portego”: Family Piety and Public Prestige
Margaret Morse, Washington and Lee University
A Richly Ornate Space: Abbess Giovanna da Piacenza’s Residence in Renaissance Parma
Giancarla Periti, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Ethical and Practical Considerations in Uniting Fragments from Disparate Italian Renaissance Domestic Interiors
Susan Wegner, Bowdoin College
Discussant: Beth Holman, Center for Medieval Studies, Fordham University