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[caption id="attachment_2105" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Nicolas Poussin, Le passage de la mer Rouge, ca. 1632-16334, huile sur toile, 155.6 × 215.3 cm, Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria.(Cadre français dans le style Régence , ca.1710)[/caption]Type : ColloqueDate du colloque : 5 et 6 octobre 2016Registration : £100/90/50Lieu : The Wallace Collection (Goodison Lecture Theatre), HertfordThis two-day international conference is the first dedicated to the Auricular style, centring on one of its most significant manifestations, the picture frame. The conference aims to stimulate awareness &#38; study of this important but neglected style by bringing together research in fine &#38; decorative art histories. Speakers from Europe, UK &#38; USA will consider the origins &#38; development of the Auricular style in different materials, including silver, wood, stucco, &#38; leather. Papers will explore how other areas of the decorative &#38; applied arts fed into the creation of picture frames. They will examine the influence of prints, drawings, &#38; the style’s dissemination between European centres in Bohemia, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, &#38; Britain. Poster presentations will be exhibited during the conference.Early bird ticket prices (including Eventbrite’s commission) : £100 regular, £90 Icon members, £50 students (ID to be shown at conference). Early bird option ends &#38; prices rise after 30 June. The Theatre’s capacity is 150, therefore early registration is recommended. No refunds will be made after 23 September. If you do not wish your email address to be included in the Delegates list, please contact the event coordinator gdsg.events@gmail.comRegistration link hereProgramme :Day One :9.00 : Registration &#38; coffee.Allison Stielau (McGill University), On the Inception of Auricular Ornament : metamorphic bodies and the fleshy frameAnna Grasskamp (Heidelberg University), Object Bodies, Metal Mounts and the Skins of ThingsDiscussionCoffeeMarika Knowles (Harvard University), A French Auricular ? A Brief History of a Style Daniela Roberts (Würzburg University) German Knorpelwerk : Auricular dissemination in prints, woodcarving, stucco and painted wall decorations, 1620-1670Reinier Baarsen (Leiden University/ Rijksmuseum) The Auricular Style in Dutch Furniture DiscussionLunch (not included – many local restaurants)Eloy Koldeweij (Cultural Heritage Agency, the Netherlands) Gilt Leather : a creative industry ‘avant la lettre’ Hubert Baija (Rijksmuseum), Auricular Frames in the NetherlandsLynn Roberts (The Frame Blog), The Auricular Frame Depicted in PaintingsDiscussionTeaCharlotte Chastel-Rousseau (Louvre), Between Amsterdam, Paderborn and Rome : a remarkable frame in the collections of the LouvreAda de Wit (Radboud University / Wallace Collection), Dutch Auricular WoodcarvingDiscussion (finish at 5.00)Day Two :9.55 : Welcome &#38; introductionAdriana Turpin (Institut d’Études Supèrieures des Arts), The Development of an Auricular Style in Florence Marilena Mosco (Director of Palazzo Pitti), Anthropomorphism and Zoomorphism in the Medici Picture FramesDiscussionCoffeeAviv Furst (Palazzo Pitti), Florentine Auricular Frames : techniques and aestheticsJacob Simon (National Portrait Gallery), Documenting Developments in the Taste for Auricular Framing in England, 1620-1700Gerry Alabone (Tate / City &#38; Guilds of London Art School) Looking at Material and Visual Evidence of English Auricular FramesDiscussionLunch (not included – many local restaurants)Tim Newbery &#38; Jevon Thistlewood (Ashmolean Museum), An Auricular Frame amongst the Founder’s Collection of the Ashmolean Museum Karen Hearn (University College London), Picture Galleries in 17th century Britain Christopher Rowell (National Trust), Notes on the Revival of the Auricular Style for Picture FramesDiscussionTeaSteve Shriver (art+works), The Auricular Today: putting an ear to the groundPanel discussion with all Speakers (finish at 5.00).