Symposium on art technological research

"International Symposium in Istanbul Rembrandt or Not? Scientific
    Research on Art"
Sakyp Sabancy Muzesi
Turkey
12-13 April 2012

Art technological research is more and more becoming recognized as a
field in itself. Understanding how a particular work of art was
created and with what materials, can greatly enhance our
interpretation of the work.

Sakyp Sabancy Muzesi Conservation Department will be hosting a two
day symposium on current technical research on art on 12-13 March
2012 at the Sabancy Museum. Scientific research on the works by
Rembrandt and his contemporaries will be presented within the
framework of the symposium.

The first day of this event will feature current technical research
being carried out by conservation scientists from the Metropolitan
Museum and the Pratt Institute in New York, and at the University of
Copenhagen.

On the second day Dr. Jorgen Wadum will offer a whole day's lectures
about his research on 17th century Flemish and Dutch painters,
especially on Rembrandt's paintings.

The charge for this event is 50 TL (25 Euro) which covers the
two-day symposium participation fee, coffee/tea, post-symposium
reception and tour of the Rembrandt exhibition. We do require all to
register in advance as places are limited.

Talks will start at 9.30 am and conclude by 16:30.

The symposium will be conducted in English with simultaneous
translation to Turkish.

Venue:

    Sakyp Sabancy Muzesi
    Sakyp Sabancy Cad. 42
    Emirgan 34467 Istanbul, Turkey

For registration, program and other information:

    <URL:http://muze.sabanciuniv.edu/page/activities-2>

    Paintings Conservator
    Filiz Kuvvetli
    filizkuvvetli<-at->sabanciuniv<.>edu

    Conservation Laboratory Manager
    Nurcin Kural
    nurcin<-at->sabanciuniv<.>edu

Program

Day 1
Thursday, April 12, 2012

    9.00            Registration and coffee

    9.20            Welcome speech

    9.30            Session 1 by Senior Researcher, Ph.D. Anna Vila
                    from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department
                    of Scientific Research, New York (1 July 2012 at
                    CATS, Copenhagen).

                    FTIR and SEM-EDX as Applied to the
                    Characterization of the Materials, Structure,
                    and Morphology of Art Objects.

    10.15           Short break

    10.20 Session 1 continued

                    Characterization of Nineteenth and Twentieth
                    Century Photographic Processes

    11.05           Coffee break

    11.25 Session 2 by Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Cindie Kehlet
                    from the Pratt Institute of Art and Design in
                    New York.

                    Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
                    on Art

    12-05-13.30     Lunch

    13.30 Session 2 continued

                    Pratt's Mobile Lab in the Ancient City of
                    Herculaneum

    14.15           Short break

    14.20 Session 3 by Professor Emeritus, Dr. Ole Faurskov Nielsen
                    University of Copenhagen

                    Infrared (IR) and Raman Spectroscopy Theory,
                    Instrumentation

    15.05           Coffee break

    15.25 Session 3 continued.

                    Applications in Art and Archaeology

                    Several examples from own research using mainly
                    Raman spectroscopy will be given.

    16-10-18.00     Reception and tour of the Rembrandt exhibition.

Day 2
Friday, April 13, 2012

                    Whole day lecture by Dr. Joergen Wadum. Keeper
                    of Conservation at the National Gallery of
                    Denmark and Director CATS, Copenhagen.

    9.30            Registration and coffee

    10.00           General Introduction to Technical Art History
                    and the Centre for Art Technological Studies and
                    Conservation - CATS

    10.30           Tracing Bosch and Bruegel: Four Paintings
                    Magnified

     11.15          Coffee break

    11.35           Rembrandt's (1606-1669) 'The Anatomy Lesson of
                    Dr Tulp' examined and restored

    12-20-13.30     Lunch

    13.30           Rembrandt or not? The Rembrandt Research Project
                    at the National Gallery of Denmark

     14.15          Break

    14.20           Carel Fabritius (1622-1654), between Rembrandt
                    and Vermeer

    15.05           Coffee break

    15.25           'The Girl with the Pearl Earring': Vermeer's
                     Mid-Career Masterpiece in the Context of
                     Technique and Illusion


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