Panel title:
The concept and context of Veronese’s decoration at San Sebastiano (Venice)

San Sebastiano in Venice presents a unique general concept by Paolo
Veronese around 1550. Covering almost each part of the inside, ceiling
and wall paintings as well as the extensive fresco program are unusual
in their composition. Moreover, the ceiling designs and the frescoes in
the gallery reveal an innovation. Hence the interior of the church is
related to the new rooms of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, completed
approximately at the same time. Therefore Veronese implanted for the
first time profane principles in the equipment of a church.

The proposed panel of the RSA Conference in Venice (2010) will work on
the contexts of the inside of San Sebastiano. It is important to ask if
veronese biblical themes in their unusual presentation are related to
concepts of pre- or anti-reformationist concepts of art theory and image
theology. The liturgical and ceremonial use of the church is also not
yet clarified. Finally it is to ask, how the side chapels (eg Cappella
Grimani) are integrated to the pictorial concept of the whole church. In
this context the relationship between the artist and the donators is a
matter of interest.

Papers may be proposed and given either in English or Italian. Please
send an abstract (maximum of 150 words), a short CV, and contact
information to Kilian Heck [heckkunst.uni-frankfurt.de] and Philipp
Zitzlsperger [philipp.zitzlspergerculture.hu-berlin.de] by May 22nd.

Speakers must be members of the Renaissance Society of America at the
time of the conference.

Please consult the RSA website for further information: http//www.rsa.org