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“No Man is an Island”: A Comparative Look at Early Modern Artists’ Studio Practices in Europe 09/05/2025
11:00–17:30

Kadriorg Art Museum
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Bernardo Strozzi’s studio. Concert. Ca 1635–1638. Oil. Art Museum of Estonia
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“No Man is an Island”: A Comparative Look at Early Modern Artists’ Studio Practices in Europe

International seminar “No Man is an Island”: A Comparative Look at Early Modern Artists’ Studio Practices in Europe.
Free entrance. Registration by e-mail

Programme

11 am Welcoming words
Aleksandra Murre, the director of the Kadriorg Art Museum – Art Museum of Estonia

11.10 am Introduction to the seminar theme
Dr. Greta Koppel, a curator at the Kadriorg Art Museum

11.20 am The Madonna Enthroned: Creating a Monumental Altarpiece in the Rubens Workshop
Dr. Koen Bulckens, the curator of 16th‒17th century art, Royal Fine Arts Museum in Antwerp (KMSKA)

11.50 am Grappling with Greatness: Rembrandt and his “Disciples” in the Studio
Dr. David de Witt, a senior curator, Rembrandthuis

12.20–1.50 pm Leisurely lunch and time to visit the exhibition Bernardo Strozzi: Beyond Caravaggio

1.50 pm Jacopo Bassano: Running a Workshop in the Venetian Terraferma
Dr. Kirsi Eskelinen, the director of the Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki

2.20 pm An Artistic Elephant in the Room: Maarten de Vos Waiting to be Rediscovered
Dr. Nico van Hout, the head of collection research and curator of 17th century paintings, Royal Fine Arts Museum in Antwerp (KMSKA)

2.40–3 pm Coffee break

3 pm Ermanno Stroiffi and Strozzi’s Venetian Workshop: Between Techniques, Practices and Market
Anna Orlando, an independent researcher and curator / Municipality of Genova, Board of Culture

3.30 pm Bernardo Strozzi’s Painting Technique in his Journey Between Genoa and Venice
Dr. Michela Fasce, a painting conservator in Genoa

4 pm The Case of Concert: Strozzi’s Studio Production
Dr. Greta Koppel and Johanna Lamp, a former painting conservator in the Art Museum of Estonia

4.20 pm Wall Dyers and Artists in the Tallinn Painters’ Guild
PhD candidate Triin Kröönström, chief specialist, Tallinn City Archives

4.40 pm Exporting Art Across the Sea: Tobias Heintze’s Workshop in Tallinn
Dr. Merike Kurisoo, the director of the Niguliste Museum – Art Museum of Estonia

5–5.30 pm Moderated discussion

Seminar is supported by the Embassy of Italy