Venice

June 23, 2026
CFP: Venice and its Mainland Empire (at RSA 2027)

CFP: Venice and its Mainland Empire (at RSA 2027)

While the Venetian Republic was creating a stato da mar in the Mediterranean to ensure its economic security and military defense, it was also expanding its territories in the Terraferma — the Veneto and the Friuli — with its political authority framed as a mutually beneficial system of reciprocity and abundance. In 1483, the Venetian diarist Marin Sanudo described a fresco on the public loggia in the Veneto town of Rovereto that featured the lion of St Mark and an inscription: “I am the lion, of whom no one possesses a broader world empire; the land and sea obey me, and I administer justice: and beware to those men who do evil, my sword will avenge their crimes.”
In recent years Save Venice has expanded its conservation efforts into the Terraferma with such masterpieces as Titian’s Annunciation in Treviso and Donatello’s equestrian monument to Gattamelata in Padua. This session, sponsored by Save Venice, invites papers exploring the political, cultural and artistic reach of Venice in its Terraferma territories from the fourteenth through the seventeenth century. Possible topics include civic infrastructure, public monuments and paintings; portraits; commissions by Venetian officials; villa life, and male and female Terraferma artists in Venice and Venetian artists in the Terraferma.

Prospective speakers should send their full name, current affiliation, and email address, along with their paper title (15 words maximum), abstract (200 word maximum), and resume (2 pages maximum), PhD or other terminal degree completion year (past or expected) to Sarah Blake McHam (sarah.blake.mcham@gmail.com) and Patricia Fortini Brown (pbrown@Princeton.edu) by July 15. Applicants will be notified by July 31.

For more information, click here: https://www.rsa.org/page/RSAAnnualMeetingCFPIndex

Poster for New Research on Venetian Art — A Study Day for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Researchers.

June 23, 2026
New Research on Venetian Art — A Study Day for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Researchers

The Venetian Art History Research Group (VAHRG) invites submissions for its second virtual conference, open to current PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working on any aspect of Venetian art history.

The conference will take place online via Zoom on Saturday, 24 October 2026, and will be hosted by members of the VAHRG committee.

We welcome proposals for short papers presenting current research on Venetian art. Presentations may be given in either English or Italian, be accompanied by a PowerPoint, and not exceed 20 minutes.

Those interested in participating are invited to submit a proposal title and an abstract (maximum 200 words) to venetianahg@gmail.com by Tuesday, 30 June 2026. Please also include your current university affiliation and the contact details of your supervisor(s).