This seminar will explore Western interaction with various cultures and communities in the Eastern Mediterranean. Spanning the period from the late 13th to the 18th century, the short presentations will focus on commercial, artistic, and religious encounters and exchanges.... Read more about Thursday Seminar "Transcultural Encounters in the Eastern Mediterranean: Commerce, Art, and Religion between East and West during the Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods"

During this seminar Nevra Necipoğlu will aim to reconstruct the social topography and urban development of Constantinople during the 14th and 15th centuries, based on evidence from Byzantine, Western, and Ottoman sources. Data pertaining to...

The visual and cultural depiction of the relationship between man and monkey is the focus of this seminar. In particular, Andrea Rizzi will explore a specific representation of monkeys in early modern visual images that has received relatively...

During this seminar, Emanuele Lugli will explore the overlooked relationship of fashion and cartography in constructing notions of territoriality.... Read more about Thursday Seminar - “The Fabrication of Borders: Tailoring, Triangulation, Territoriality in Italy and Beyond, 1340-1760” & short presentations from term Fellows

In the Renaissance and Baroque, preparatory terracotta models were used by artists to develop their sculptural ideas. Harvard Art Museums Conservator Tony Sigel will discuss his close-up technical examination and documentation of Bernini and...

... Read more about Fellows' Presentations III: Friday September 16, 2016

Please join us for the opening events of the academic year, listed below, where the new I Tatti Fellows give informal presentations of their research projects. These presentations are open to the public. ...

Please join us for the opening events of the academic year, listed below, where the new I Tatti Fellows give informal presentations of their research projects. These presentations are open to the public. 

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