2^nd announcement

The recent exhibition “Bronzes français : de la Renaissance au siècle des lumières" (Musée du Louvre)/ "Cast in Bronze : French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007-2008) helped to refine and deepen our understanding of so-called “French” bronzes and also pointed towards important new avenues of investigation. Taking advantage of the momentum generated by the show, a three-day international symposium will be held at the Musée du Louvre and at the Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France in June 2012.

We are aiming to bring together a diverse group of specialists -- e.g., historians (of technology, art, trade, ideas), conservation scientists, curators, and conservator-restorers -- to engage in an inter-disciplinary exchange to promote further research into the development and cross fertilization of ideas and technology related to the making of bronzes in France -- and by French artists abroad -- from the Renaissance to the 18th century.

The first day will consist of invited lectures held at the Louvre for a more general audience (See Program), followed by two days at the C2RMF which will focus on more specialized topics and case studies (Monday and Tuesday, 11-12 June). An excursion is proposed for Sunday, 10 June (details to follow in the next announcement).

Organising Committee

Geneviève Bresc-Bautier, Musée du Louvre, France
David Bourgarit, C2RMF, France
Philippe Malgouyres, Musée du Louvre, France
Jane Bassett, J. Paul Getty Museum, USA
Francesca G. Bewer, Harvard Art Museums, USA
Guilhem Scherf, Musée du Louvre, France 
 

Honorary committee

Catherine Chevillot, Musée Rodin, France
Sébastien Clerbois, University Libre Bruxelles, Belgium
Brian Considine, J. Paul Getty Museum, USA
Thierry Crepin Leblond, Musée National de la Renaissance, France
Edilberto Formigli, Soprintendenza Archeologica per la Toscana (emeritus), Italy
Duncan Hook, British Museum, UK
Marie Lavandier, C2RMF, France
Mary Levkoff, National Gallery of Art, USA
Henri Lie, Harvard Art Museums, USA
Henri Loyrette, Musée du Louvre, France
Jonathan Marsden, The Royal Collection, UK
Jennifer Montagu, Warburg Institute, UK
Xavier Salmon, Château de Fontainebleau, France
Béatrixe Saule, Château de Versailles, France
Philippe Sénéchal, Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, France
Richard E. Stone, Metropolitan Museum of Art (emeritus), USA
Ian Wardropper, The Frick Collection, USA
Jeremy Warren, The Wallace Collection, UK
Robert Wenley, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, UK