L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, with the support of Van Cleef & Arpels, hold its third “Young Researchers” study day on November 23, 2023 (conducted in French).
Bringing together young art history researchers working in the field of jewelry, the aim of this regular event is to showcase the vibrant research being carried out in Masters and PhD programs on jewelry-related subjects.
Photo: Micro-mosaic bracelet. Mosaic, or. L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, Photo - Benjamin Chelly.
Study Day - November 2023 Edition
Study Day organized by L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs on November 23rd 2023
“Jewelry throughout history”
Morning Program
Opening of the study day
- 9:00–9:30
Welcome from Mathieu Rousset-Perrier, Conservateur du patrimoine, Responsible for the Moyen Age et Renaissance collection, for the jewelry collection of the Musée des Arts décoratifs
Guillaume Glorieux, Director of Education and Research, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
Chair of the meeting: Emmanuelle Amiot, Head of Research, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
I. Jewelry at the crossroad of cultures
- 9:30–10:00 Youjung Choi
“Medieval goldsmithing in Korea seen through the wider prism of exchanges with the Byzantine Empire”
- 10:00–10:30 Salma Khatir
"Jewelry and multicultural society: aesthetics and symbolism of jewelry in Iran”
- 10:30–11:00 Léa Moner
“Reappropriation and decontextualization of Egyptian burial jewelry in French high jewelry in the 1920s”
Break 11:00–11:30
- 10:30–11:00 Isabelle Dufailly-Ducel
“When Art Deco jewelry meets African art: a renewal of practices and materials through the prism of several designers”.
II. Representations
- 12:00–12:30 Marie Klopp
“From engraved jewelry to its production, forms and representations at the time of Louis XIV (1643-1715)”
- 12:30–13:00 Flavie Baranyai
“The adorned hero: jewelry as an exceptional symbol of the heroic figure in historical painting during the reign of Louis XIVth ”
13:00–14:30 Lunch break
Afternoon Program
III. Jewelry typologies and techniques through the ages
- 14:30–15:00 Eva Portillo
“The jewelry of artists: the creator and the designer, shared dialogues (1950-1980)”
- 15:00–15:30 Adèle Aribaud
“Micro-mosaics, jewelry and the Grand Tour: the origins of a new technique”
- 15:30–16:00 Jessie Abad
“Jewelry and artificial stones in the first half of the 19th century: techniques and innovations”
Break 16:00–16:30
- 16:30–17:00 Alice Barbaroux
“The exploration of light in the conceptual jewelry of Margaret de Patta (1903–1964): technical processes and compositions”
17:00–17:15
Conclusion by Emmanuelle Amiot