The relationship between state and church and its influence on 12th-Century art in Rome is the subject of a lecture by Dale Kinney, Eugenia Chase Guild professor emeritus in the humanities at Bryn Mawr College, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 5 p.m. at Royce Hall, Room 314.
Presented by the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, the event is the latest in the annual Hammer Art History Lecture series, which is funded by the Armand Hammer Endowment.
Kinney is an expert on late antique and medieval Italian architecture and decoration who has authored the books “Persistence and Polychronicity in Roman Churches” and “Restauravit, decoravit, pingi fecerat se ipsum: Innocent's record in art and architecture.” Her lecture will include a presentation of a range of papal images, from images that are seen as conveying political messages to those that are highly regarded for their aesthetic. In addition to discussing the 12th-Century context of the art, Kinney will discuss the 20th-Century context that encouraged political interpretations over doctrinal or devotional ones.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Early arrival is suggested due to limited seating. For more information visit the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
