Michelangelo and Men Symposium
Voertaal: Engels
24.11.2025
08:30 - 17:30
Vanaf €27,50
Volwassenen
The symposium will dive deeper into the themes of the exhibition Michelangelo and Men, addressing the central place of the male body in the work and life of Michelangelo. International experts will discuss artistic as well as personal aspects of the male bodies in Michelangelo's art: the place of models and anatomy in his oeuvre, the examples he found in the art of his own time and that of Classical Antiquity, and the social environment in which his work originated. They will also explore theoretical and theological aspects, such as Neoplatonic ideas about the male body as the highest ideal of perfection and beauty, as well as Michelangelo’s personal relation to male beauty.
Program
The location of the symposium is: PHIL
8:30 – 9:00 walk-in PHIL
9:15 Welcome - Marc de Beyer
9:30 – 10:30 Keynote - Michael Rocke
Moderator: Terry van Druten
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Session 1 - the physical body
Martin Gayford - Michelangelo and the classics
Eric Boot - Michelangelo and anatomy
Moderator: Terry van Druten
12:00- 14:00 Lunch break & Group 1 & 2 can visit the exhibition
14:00 – 15:00 Session 2 - the spiritual body
Marieke van den Doel - The Dream and Neoplatonism
T.b.c.- The Late Michelangelo
Moderator: Michael Kwakkelstein
15:00 – 15:30 Session 3 - the social body
Klazina Botke - Male sociability
Moderator: Michael Kwakkelstein
15:30 – 17:30 Closing drinks & Group 3 & 4 can visit the exhibition
