Dr Elisabetta Toreno

Art, social, and cultural historian with regular forays into the world of philosophy. Feminist, left-wing, and passionate about education.

[Dr Elisabetta Toreno @eli_myname]

Thank you @OxUniPress for publishing our volume of writings on Richard Wollheim: Writings on Art. I am so pleased to be working with the philosopher Gary Kemp on this publication. Looking forward to starting!

[Artnet @artnet]

#ArtnetNews: Today, 17th-century painter Michaelina Wautier earns comparisons to Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony Van Dyck. But for centuries, the accomplished Flemish Baroque painter had been all but forgotten.

Read more: https://t.co/Nbh6pAdzNR

[Richard Morris @ahistoryinart]

'The Automobile,' (1900) by Ramón Casas in which a solitary woman drives a motor car directly at the viewer is a remarkable declaration of modernity. Casas was highly influential on a generation of his contemporaries, including Joaquin Mir, Isidre Nonell, and Pablo Picasso.

[Ben Wiedel-Kaufmann @benwwk]

Really looking forward to being part of this panel on Sunday discussing the Hackney Peace Carnival Mural. Part of a wider celebration to mark the mural's 40th Anniversary. Should be great!

Free tickets to panel discussion:
https://t.co/eFVBL7765K

[The Warburg Institute @Warburg_News]

The Image of the Black archive: Past, Present and Future

This conference brings together scholars who have contributed to the Image of the Black archive and those producing new research on the historic representation of African people in Western art.

https://t.co/JI9PpbTiHM

['The Ronster' @BerisfordRon]

The very first depiction of an air friar!🤔

[The Leverhulme Trust @LeverhulmeTrust]

To mark our 100th anniversary, the Trust Board is pleased to announce the Leverhulme Centenary Awards – a £100 million investment to support pioneering research centres, doctoral scholars and rising academic leaders.

Read more here: https://t.co/pju7rbpNB6

[In Libro Veritas @InlibroV]

"It is only when the self is no longer at the mercy of others, Proust argues, when we are solitary and isolated from the words and voices of others that we find ourselves again."

https://t.co/VxmIURh4dp

[Winter Pallaksch @pallakschh]

wow didn't realize recordings from the famous 1967 Hopkins conference featuring Derrida, Lacan, etc., were recently discovered & put online in 2023. you can hear not just the original lectures (Derrida's "Structure, Sign, and Play") but the discussions! https://t.co/w3KOEf8dQe

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

After he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957, Albert Camus wrote a letter of thanks to his favorite childhood teacher, whom he'd never forgotten. It's beautiful.

[Patricia Fleming Gallery @PFProjects]

Join us on July 13 Art Car Boot Sale @swg3glasgow for a one day only summer pop-up. Unique works & editions from 100 contemporary artists including @wendymcmurdo @scott__myles @glasprintstudio #contemporaryart #glasgowart #swg3 @visitglasgowsco

Ticket Link in bio 🎟️

[WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK @JANUSZCZAK]

Exciting news from the Getty in Lis Angeles - they’re discovered an unknown Artemisia Gentileschi. Found in Beirut! It shows Hercules and Omphale. So another strong woman/weak man story line. Looks exciting!

[The Renaissance Society of America @RSAorg]

It's hard to believe that we are a little more than a week away from the @RSAorg Annual Meeting in Boston! Please review our latest conference newsletter filled with important info & answers to common questions about the conference! https://t.co/lqV19THbns #RenTwitter #RenSA25

[Open University AFAF @OU_AFAF]

Hello 👋

Open University Academics for Academic Freedom are delighted to be joining the growing family of AFAF branches.

Look forward to being a voice for academic freedom at the Open University!

[Renaissance SRS @SRSRenSoc]

This also means that registration is open! Early Bird fees until 31 March, don't miss out on those (we're a feathery society after all... 🐥 🔥 🐣 🐦‍🔥)

Registration details and form: https://t.co/QdWrCMfX8H #EarlyModern #twitterstorians

[Michael Pearce @restalrig]

KIng James VI and I 400 Anniversary conference website
https://t.co/A4YOEom2Ep

[Dr Elisabetta Toreno @eli_myname]

@profrhodrilewis @woodsgregory 🤣🤣🤣

[Ben Wiedel-Kaufmann @benwwk]

Excited to be convening a panel at this year’s HM conference with Warren Carter: “This Wall Kills Fascists: The anti-fascist mural from the 1930s to the present". Hope to see you there

[University Museums @umac_icom]

The winner of the 2024 UMAC Award is the Hunterian Museum for their project "Curating Discomfort"

https://t.co/StJ2Vtw4Rs

[Erika Gaffney | erikagaffney.bsky.social @egaffney4]

Congratulations to Tracy Cooper and to everyone who has contributed (in a variety of ways) to this exciting new publication from @AmsterdamUPress -

#WomenArtists and Artisans in Venice and the Veneto, 1400-1750: Uncovering the Female Presence
https://t.co/ydKeayYkhs

[Dr Elisabetta Toreno @eli_myname]

Journeying back from such a fruitful conference/workshop on Art&Music in the Low Countries 1350-1550. Looking forward to continuing collaborating with inspiring scholars towards shaping our papers and discussions into articles.