Both volumes include Papers in Honour of Catherine Puglisi (Part I and II)
Guest editors: Lisandra Estevez, Patricia Zalamea and William Barcham
Catherine’s generous disposition and meticulous attention to detail characterized both her teaching and advising. To see works of art with her at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she often took her seminars, or to meet her in Venice or Paris and visit museums there was a pleasure and an inspiring experience for those of us fortunate to have been on the spot during research trips. Catherine belongs to a generation of art historians who learnt how to do close looking in ways that are hard to achieve today. Her breadth of knowledge and ability to engage with a wide range of topics across regions and methodologies are reflected in the diversity of dissertations that she oversaw – from French Renaissance art to Spanish Baroque painting and, of course, topics on Caravaggio – and in the rich conversations that she has had with each one of us over the years. The deep regard with which Catherine is held is reflected not only in her students’ appreciation and affection for her but also in the number of colleagues who generously gave their time and expertise to contribute to these two volumes in her honor, the second of which will follow shortly.
From the Introduction to “Artibus et Historiae” no. 91, by Lisandra Estevez and Patricia Zalamea
Papers included in the first volume concern subjects ranging from the foundation ceremonies of chuches in Rome and Venice, drawings by Francesco Albani, works by Guercino and Palma Giovane to the cameo of Philip II, King of Spain.
The second volume includes articles on women artists active in early modern Bologna, life and artistic output of Caravaggio, inconography of Judith, works by Tiepolo to cuttings from the papal collection of illuminated manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel rediscovered in Cracow.
For contents lists and abstracts, please see our websites dedicated to issues 91 (Part I) and 92 (Part II).