Konferenz "The Gigantic in Medieval and Early Modern Art"

Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Universität Wien

THE GIGANTIC IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN ART || 18-20.6.2026

Giants captivated medieval and early modern cultures-not merely as myth, but as imagined realities grounded in bones, ruins, and landscapes. This conference explores their visual forms, cultural functions, and the broader concept of the "gigantic."

Programm: https://kunstgeschichte.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_kunstgesch…


Bild: Giulio Romano, A Fallen Giant from the Sala dei Giganti, Palazzo del Tè, Mantua, 1532. Photo: Assaf Pinkus.