PhD Defence: Craft & Colours during the Reign of Christian IV

Anne Haack Christensen defends her PhD thesis 'Craft & Colours during the Reign of Christian IV - trade, availability and usage of painters materials 1610 - 1626'. The defends is public. 

The thesis illustrate the availability of painting materials in Denmark in the early 17th century and provided insight into aspects of trade through references to tradesmen and manufacturers of materials related to the Danish court. 

The thesis is available for viewing at the Library of Architecture, Design and Performing Arts at KADK. 

Program

13:00 Welcome and presentation of chairman, assessment committee, supervisors and author

13:05 Anne Haack Christensen presents her thesis

13:50 Short break

14:00 Jo Kirby Atkinson, Professor Emerita, Honorary Graduate of The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, United Kingdom

14:30 Sabrina Norlander Eliasson, Associate Professor, Department of Culture and Aesthetics, Institute of Art History, Stockholm University, Sweden 15:00 Mikkel Scharff, Associate Professor, Head of School of Conservation, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (chairman)

15.00 Mikkel Scharff, Associate Professor, Head of School of Conservation, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (chairman)

15:30 Comments from the auditorium. The assessment committee evaluates and makes the concluding remarks

After the defence there will be a reception in the SMK Café.

Assessment  Committee

Jo Kirby Atkinson, Professor Emerita, Honorary Graduate of The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, United Kingdom

Sabrina Norlander Eliasson, Associate Professor, Department of Culture and Aesthetics, Institute of Art History, Stockholm University, Sweden

Mikkel Scharff, Associate Professor, Head of School of Conservation, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (chairman)

Main supervisor

Beate Knuth Federspiel, Associate Professor, School of Conservation, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation

Co-supervisor

Jørgen Wadum, Prof. Dr., Director of CATS, Statens Museum for Kunst