Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz Max-Planck-Institut

for Art History

Summer School -Florence, 8-15 September 2014

Concept and organization: Carmen Belmonte, Elisabetta Scirocco and Gerhard Wolf Scientific guest: Cristiana Pasqualetti

Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz Max-Planck-Institut

The devastating earthquake that struck L'Aquila on 6 April 2009 created a major rupture in the social and cultural history of the city. After dealing with the immediate aftermath of the natural disaster through the construction of the so-called "New Towns," the necessity of securing the city's buildings has paralyzed the historical center. Today, ongoing restorations are accompanied by a lively debate, requiring the expertise of specialists from various disciplines. It is crucial that art historians participate in the discussions on the complex issues of reconstruction, restoration, and preservation, that are deciding how to return the city to its citizens and to ensure the survival of its monumental heritage. The KHI summer school invites young art historians and scholars from neighboring disciplines to discuss the future of historic centers, focusing particularly on the critical as well as the ethical roles of Art History. The case of L'Aquila provides an opportunity to reflect broadly upon the effect of natural disasters on civic life and cultural heritage and its management. Located on site, the summer school will take a diachronic approach to the study of the city of L'Aquila, both inside and outside the walls, beginning with its medieval foundation as a free 'civitas' disputed by popes and emperors, through Spanish rule, up to the urban transformations of the Fascist period. Located in a strategic position on the 'Via degli Abruzzi', L'Aquila has long been a market town; its main raw materials, wool and saffron, reached the markets of northern Italy and beyond the Alps. The city of L'Aquila serves as a shrine that houses the bodies of Pope Celestine V and Bernardino of Siena. Throughout its history, the city has therefore been a place of exchange, a center of culture and artistic patronage, and an important pilgrimage site beginning with the institution of the plenary indulgence in 1294 at Collemaggio. The close study of the historical city, its urban structure, its works of art, and its dispersed and decontextualized collections, together with an awareness of the dynamics of destruction and reconstruction of its cultural heritage, will call attention to the future of L'Aquila and to the methodological questions related to the preservation of its past. What techniques and methodologies allow mediation between aesthetic and historical values? Is it possible to find a balance between the protection of heritage and the needs of the citizens of L'Aquila; between the desire for change and the impulse to return to the forms of the past? Issues such as reconstruction, integration, and authenticity versus fake are central topics to be addressed.

Participants

Chiara Capulli, B.A., La Sapienza, Università di Roma Giovanna Ceniccola, Ph.D., Department of Architecture, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Madeline Delbé, B.A., Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Piero Gilento, Ph.D., Independent Scholar Marta Guagnozzi, M.A., Department of Humanities, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila Kristina Hagen, M.A., Institut für Europäische Kunstgeschichte, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Natsuko Kuwabara, M.A., Università degli Studi di Firenze Marcelina Kwiatkowski, M.A., University for Fine Arts Braunschweig Luca Pezzuto, M.A., Tor Vergata, Università di Roma Stefania Pollone, M.A., Department of Architecture, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Maria Cristina Rossi, Ph.D., La Sapienza, Università di Roma Jamie Sanecki, M.A., University of Pennsylvania Beth Saunders, M.A., CUNY Graduate Center Daniel Screpanti, M.A., University of Porto/ Università degli Studi dell'Aquila Stefano Sfarra, Ph.D., Las.E.R. Laboratory/ (DIIIE), Università degli Studi dell'Aquila

Guest Scholars Prof. Dieter Blume, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Prof. Gianluca Ferrini, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila Prof. Vinni Lucherini, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Dr. Annette Hoffmann, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz Pavla Langer, M.A., Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz Jessica Richardson, Ph.D., Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz Arch. Domenico Capulli Dott. Daniela Iannella Round Table: Dott. Lucia Arbace, Arch. Maria Alessandra Vittorini, Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila Prof. Ester Coen & dott. Alessandra Giancola, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila

KHI Staff

Ella Beaucamp, B.A. Laura Giuliano, M.A.

Thanks for their support:

Henry Kaap, M.A. Franziska Lampe, M.A.

, B.A. B.A.

Institutions

KHI: Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut Università degli Studi dell'Aquila Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena SBAP: Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici

Provv.OO.PP.: Provveditorato interregionale per le opere pubbliche Lazio - Abruzzo - Sardegna - Sede

dell'Aquila

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Program Monday, 8 September Hotel 99 Cannelle, Meeting Room 09:45-10:30 Presentation of the Summer School Carmen Belmonte / Elisabetta Scirocco / Gerhard Wolf 10:30-11:00 Introduction Cristiana Pasqualetti: Question of Identity 11:00-11:30 Experiences

Daniela Iannella / Domenico Capulli: Problems after the Earthquake: From the First Rescue to the Reconstruction

11:30-11:45 coffee break 11:45-12:15 Gianluca Ferrini: The L'Aquila earthquake April, 6th 2009: a geological

introduction 12:15-13:30 City Walk Lunch break 15:30 S. Maria di Collemaggio Cristiana Pasqualetti (guest scholar, Aquila) with arch. Antonello Garofalo (SBAP) and Pavla Langer (KHI) 18:00 S. Giusta Maria Cristina Rossi: The Church of Santa Giusta di Bazzano

Tuesday, 9 September 09:30 Fontana delle 99 Cannelle

Maria Cristina Rossi: The fountain of the 99 Cannelle visit to the restoration site: arch.

11:00 S. Bernardino Pavla Langer (guest scholar, KHI): Mausoleum of Bernardino da Siena visit to the restoration site: arch. . OO.PP.) and arch. Antonio Di Stefano (SBAP)

Lunch break 15:00 S. Maria del Suffragio

Giovanna Ceniccola: Psychological issues, monuments and abandoned historical towns. Roles and influences in the process of conservation of the historic architecture visit to the restoration site: arch. Franco De Vitis (SBAP)

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17:00 S. Maria Paganica Madeline Delbé: Santa Maria Paganica and its square destruction and reconstruction of the chiesa capoquarto

Wednesday, 10 September Hotel 99 Cannelle, Meeting Room 09:15 Stefania Pollone: c value of abandoned

historical towns 10:00 Stefano Sfarra: Theoretical and practical consideration on the use of non-

destructive testing (NDT) techniques into the cultural heritage field 10:45-11:00 coffee break 11:00 Beth Saunders: Before and After: Photography and Historic Preservation in

11:45 Marcelina Kwiatkowski, in an artist talk with photographer Antonio Di Cecco: Analog reconstructions and digital changes Lunch break 15:00 Departure by bus to Bominaco (Meeting point: Train Station FS) 15:30 Bominaco: S. Maria and S. Pellegrino

Guest scholars: Vinni Lucherini (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) and Dieter Blume (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)

Thurdsay, 11 September Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Aula Magna 9:30 Round Table with the Soprintendenti ai Beni Architettonici e Artistici

and the Professors of Art History of the Dipartimento di Scienze Umane, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila (program included)

Lunch break 15:00 Departure by bus to Fossa (Meeting point: Fontana Luminosa) 15:30 Fossa, S. Maria ad Cryptas

Kristina Hagen: The parish church Santa Maria ad Cryptas in Fossa fabric and fresco cycles. A critical inquiry of its reconstruction concept after the earthquake Natsuko Kuwabara: The Church of Santa Maria ad Cryptas: Its Authenticity and Original Form visit to the restoration site: dott.ssa Lucia Arbace (Soprintendente SBSAE) and dott.ssa Anna Colangelo (SBSAE)

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Friday, 12 September Rosciolo / Celano 9:30 Forte Spagnolo

Beth Saunders 10:15 Departure by bus to Rosciolo (Meeting point: Fontana Luminosa) 11.00 Rosciolo, Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta

Marta Guagnozzi: Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta - A good example of preservation

Lunch break 15:30 Celano, Museo della Marsica

Jessica Richardson (guest scholar, KHI): The wood doors from San Pietro in Albe and Santa Maria in Cellis Jamie Sanecki: Luca Pezzuto: Saturnino Gatti, the "Magnifica Camera Aquilana" and two famous works of art

Saturday, 13 September 9:30 Departure by bus to San Giuliano (Meeting Point: Train Station FS) 10:00 Convento di S. Giuliano

Chiara Capulli: Rediscovering the Passion of Christ: Beato Vincenzo's legacy in the Cappellina of San Giuliano with arch. Corrado Marsili (SBAP) and dott. Biancamaria Colasacco (SBSAE)

11:00 Archaeological area of Amiternum Daniel Screpanti: The Future of the Past: From L'Aquila to Amiternum

Lunch break (lunch bags) 15:30-18:00 Tempera Camarda Assergi

Piero Gilento: SMALL TOWNS Reconstruction, Connectivity, Integration Sunday, 14 September Free Arrival in Florence and Check-in at the accommodations

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Monday, 15 September Florence 10:15 Meeting point: KHI, Via Giuseppe Giusti 44 10:30 Visit to the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz with

Dr. Costanza Caraffa (Director, KHI Photothek) and Dr. Jan Simane (Director, KHI Bibliothek)

Lunch break 14:30 Meeting point: KHI, Photothek, Seminarraum Palazzo Grifoni, Via dei Servi 5 15:00 Workshop

Catastrofi e ricostruzioni nei centri storici italiani tra passato, presente e futuro (program included)

19:30 Aperitivo in Casa Zuccari (Via Gino Capponi 22)