Caravaggio and the Knights
of Malta:
a
400-Year Perspective
A Symposium Celebrating
the Quadricentennial of Caravaggio’s Historic Visit to the Island of Malta
| Friday, 24 October 2008 | |||
| 1:30pm to 5:00pm | |||
| National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. |
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(Admission Free; Registration Required: click here to register or |
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| Email Morrisd@udel.edu) | On-site registration, on a first-come, first-serve basis will be available. | ||
| Organizer: | David M. Stone, Department of Art History, University of Delaware |
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| Sponsors: | University of Delaware; University of Malta; Embassy of Malta to the U.S.A. |
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| 1:30 pm |
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| Introductions: | ||
| H.E. Mark Miceli, Ambassador of Malta | ||
| David M. Stone, Associate Chair, Department of Art History, | ||
| University of Delaware |
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| 1:45 - 4:45 pm | ||
| Lectures: |
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| Keith Sciberras (University of Malta) | ||
| “Knight Errant: Caravaggio and the Order of St. John in Malta” | ||
| Catherine Puglisi (Rutgers University) |
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| “Maltese Export, Florentine Import: Caravaggio’s Sleeping Cupid” |
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| David M. Stone (University of Delaware) | ||
| “Signature Killer: Caravaggio and the Poetics of Blood” | ||
| Panel Discussion | ||
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| National Museum of Women in the Arts | ||
| 1250 New York Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20005-3970 | ||
| 202-783-5000, 1-800-222-7270 |
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| for directions and other information, please see: http://www.nmwa.org/About/ |
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| Click here to register for the Symposium or Email morrisd@udel.edu | ||
| On-site registration, on a first-come, first-serve basis, will be available. |