Colloque : “Body Hair in Early Modern Visual Culture”, Florence, Nederlands Interuniversitair Kunsthistorisch Instituut (NIKI), le 24 et 25 octobre 2025, date limite le 1er avril 2025
Hirsute, Downy, Hairless. Meanings and Forms of Body Hair in Early Modern Visual Culture. While long overlooked in art historical studies, over the past two decades body hair has emerged as a significant field of research, offering new perspectives on Early Modern visual culture. The presence or absence of body hair serves as an indicator of aesthetic (or artistic) preferences and prevailing social norms specific to certain periods and locations, revealing complex intersections between art...