Conférence : Saida Bondini, « In the Aftermath of Destruction. Natural Catastrophes and Art Making in Sixteenth-century Italy », Londres, The Courtauld, 13 mars 2023

Monday 13th March 2023, 5pm – 7pm GMT. Free, booking essential. Lecture Theatre 1 Vernon Square. This is an in person event at our Vernon Square campus. Booking will close 30 minutes before the event start time.

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, the city of Bologna was devastated by a series of violent earthquakes that shocked its inhabitants and destroyed most of its monuments. An even more exceptional seismic period hit Ferrara between 1570 and 1574; while Rome was about to experience the worst flood of its history (1598). These events caused the dramatic loss of lives and devastating damage to built environments, leaving populations to face fundamental questions about how, what, and where to reconstruct.

Starting with the case of Bologna, this talk explores the impact of destruction on artistic production, the transformation of the urban space and its social perception. It will discuss material responses to disasters –prevention strategies, building techniques, the repurposing of ruins– while also considering the conceptual implications underlying the destruction of a historic city and its landmarks.

Saida Bondini is a postdoctoral fellow at the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz and the Italian Academy, Columbia University. In 2021, she received her PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art and the University of Lausanne. Her dissertation focused on the interplay between artistic production, social relationships, and the urban fabric of Bologna in the late fifteenth century. She has been the recipient of fellowships and internships from international institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Her current research, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, investigates the interdependence of natural disasters and art making in the sixteenth century.

Organised by Dr Guido Rebecchini (The Courtauld)


Florence Larcher

Florence Larcher est doctorante en histoire de l'art moderne à l'Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Ses recherches portent sur l'image de saint Roch dans les arts visuels en Europe du XIVe au XVIIe siècle.

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