artists in Baroque Rome

Research Assistant (20-40% post) for the following research project:

The Molas, a Swiss Italian family of artists in Baroque Rome

A project supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) from
2010-2013

The research project is dedicated to the Molas, a family of artists from
Coldrerio in the Canton Ticino, and is the result of a number of preliminary
studies on the multifaceted artistic career of the notorious painter and
draughtsman Pier Francesco Mola (1612-1666). In 1616 the engineer and
architect Giovanni Battista (1586-1665) relocated with his entire family,
among them his son Pier Francesco, from their hometown to Baroque Rome. The
continuous intellectual and artistic exchanges, from the early 1630s until
the mid-1660s, between father and son, in particular, and other family
members in general, are highly illuminating for our understanding of
seventeenth-century art and architecture. Although the Mola family is very
well documented in the archives, no attempt has been yet made to research
the unique artistic interconnection of its members. The goal of the present
project is to change this situation and to analyse all these issues from a
fresh perspective and consequently to shed new light on this unique family
of artists.

Profile and required qualifications:

€ Master's degree (lic. phil.) in history of art of the 16th, 17th or 18th
century or Italian history of the same period, with either a specialization
(in ecclesiastical history or Roman history and its reception in the
Seicento) or
€ Master's degree (lic. phil.) in Italian literature with a specialization
in 16th, 17th or 18th century literature
€ Italian mother tongue or equivalent level of fluent written and spoken
Italian and high-level competence in the transcription of archival documents
and/or Italian manuscripts of the periods in question
€ Experience in collaborative work for scientific research projects as well
as the capacity to work independently and meet deadlines
€ Although the headquarters of the project are the Accademia di Architettura
in Mendrisio and the research will be conducted here under the supervision
of the project leader, the work is not restricted to Mendrisio and can be
conducted elsewhere; attendance at monthly or bi-monthly meetings in Ticino
is, however, compulsory.

If you are interested in collaborative participation with our project,
please submit your application as soon as possible to: Jörg Zutter PhD, Head
of the research project: jorg.zutterusi.ch / +41 76449370