Scientific and technological advances have revolutionized the ways we study works of Medieval and Renaissance art and architecture. Scientific methods reveal hidden secrets and enable discoveries that enrich our knowledge of the work of masters such as Titian and El Greco or help revise the chronologies of buildings like the UNESCO-listed Byzantine churches in Cyprus. This talk draws from research undertaken at the Cyprus Institute’s ‘Andreas Pittas Art Characterization Laboratories’ (https://apac.cyi.ac.cy) where an interdisciplinary teams investigates issues of materiality, technique, typology, style of works of art, monuments and sites.
Nikolas Bakirtzis is Associate Professor at The Cyprus Institute at the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC). He also directs the ‘Andreas Pittas Art Characterization Laboratories’ (APAC Labs). With a background in Archaeology and Art History, his research, publications, and teaching focus on the artistic and architectural heritage of the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean. More recently, his work explores heritage and cultural identity issues in historic cities. At the APAC Labs, he pursues research on aspects of the history, the materiality and the provenance of medieval and early modern works of art enhanced through advanced digital and analytical methods. His awards and fellowships include, among others, support from the European Commission, the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation, the Princeton Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies, the A.G. Leventis Foundation, and the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles
Co-hosted by The Standing Committee on Medieval Studies and the Department of History of Art and Architecture