Some of the richest holdings of late medieval furnishings in Central Europe are found in the churches of eastern Slovakia, the survivors of a light-touch Reformation that proved accommodating of artworks both spectacular and banal. Many furnishings, moreover, have remained in their original positions and, as clusters of objects, provide insights into the workings of sacred ensembles. This lecture looks at visual cultures on the threshold to the choir and in the lay church, focussing on the interactions of artistic media such as altarpieces and sacrament houses.
Tim Juckes completed his PhD at the Courtauld in 2008 and has since worked at the Institute of Art History at the University of Vienna, where he is now principal investigator in a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).
Organised by Dr Tom Nickson (The Courtauld) and Dr Jessica Barker (The Courtauld).
This is the inaugural Paul Crossley Memorial Lecture.
This event is kindly supported by Sam Fogg.
