Wirkmächtige Artefakte: Naturmagische Bildkonzepte Und Die Kunstkammer Kaiser Rudolfs II. - Hardcover

by Corinna Gannon (Author)

Talismans are objects much neglected by art historical research to date. This volume is the first to present such magical artefacts as a highly complex and extremely promising object genre in terms of visual studies, which can be discussed in the context of recent discourses such as material cultural studies, object studies, and the question of the agency of artistic works. Based on the Kunstkammer of Habsburg Emperor Rudolf II in Prague, who was the most important collector of naturalia, artificialia and scientifica around 1600, Kunstkammer objects will also be considered as magica: artefacts to which a natural magical quality could be attributed due to their iconographic and material preparation or artistic craftsmanship.

Author Biography

Corinna Gannon, studied art history and English studies at the Goethe University in Frankfurt. 2018-2022, she worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Art History and was jointly responsible for the teaching, research and exhibition project "Die Welt im BILDnis. Portraits, Sammler und Sammlungen in Frankfurt vom 16.-18. Jahrhundert". She later realised the art and medical history research and book project "Die Porträtsammlungen der Dr. Senckenbergischen Stiftung". Since 2023, she has been working at the Städel Museum as an assistant curator in the Department of Dutch, Flemish and German Painting before 1800. She also continues to research into Prague court art.