On Thursday 11 and Friday 12 May, an international conference entitled “A collection of signs: physiognomy and situational systems between art and science..
The event, which is being held as part of PRA 2022-48, is sponsored by Alberto Ambrosini, Sonia Maffei And Alexander Tosi.
Organizers: Department of Civilization and Forms of Knowledge of the University of Pisa in cooperation with: PhD in Art History and Performing Arts from the Universities of Florence, Pisa and SienaAnd Lemon Computer Methodologies Lab for Art History e CSCA – Italian Society for the History of Art Criticism.
Plan
Thursday, May 11th
GIARA – Gipsoteca of Ancient Art and Antiquarium
3.00 pm – Greetings from the organizers of the conference and the opening session
First session
3.15pm
preside over Sonya Maffei
Michel Sassy (University of Pisa)
The Greek roots of physiognomy
Antonella Gersi (University of Turin)
Arabic Physiognomy: Origins, Specifics, and Applications
4.30pm – break
The second session
4.45 p.m.
preside over Alexander Tosi
Joseph Capriotti (Macherata University)
The Nose of the Jews: Testimony with Pictures and Critical Debate
Stephen Casati (Museum of Galilee, Florence) e Linda Bisillo (Italian Swiss University)
Body Library: The Anatomical Library digital collection. Reasons and Readability of a Text Collection (16th-17th Centuries)
Christina Gandelli (University of Florence)
Zoommorphic images of the international silent cinema
18:30 – discussion
Friday, May 12th
Palazzo Lanfranchi Painting Museum
Third session
9:30.
preside over Gianfranco Natalie
Sonya Maffei (University of Pisa)
Illustrious men and physiognomy in the sixteenth century treatises
Alfonso Paulella (door center)
Semiotics and Physiognomy at della Porta between the Graphic Arts and Current Research
Alberto Ambrosini (University of Pisa)
“For a certain outward expression and manifestation in the body of those things which the soul suffers inwardly”. The ways and feeling of representing the love between Lomazzo and Caravaggio
11:00 – break
Fourth session
11:15 a.m
preside over Alberto Ambrosini
Christina Galassi (University of Perugia)
“La Conference sur l’expression générale e partulièr des passions” (1698) by Charles Le Brun, physiognomy
Gianfranco Natalie (University of Pisa)
Darwin and “emotional” physiognomy
Thomas Cassini (IULM University)
Lombroso, Morelli, and Freud: The art and science of physiological evidence
13:00 – Final discussion and conclusion of business
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