Lisa Pon was a 2025 Short-term Frances Yates Fellow at the #Warburg. In our latest blog, she explores E H #Gombrich, Michael Baxendall's 'Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-century Italy' and the interconnection of both to her own research.

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#Research is central to our mission in the #warburg, and we are delighted to announce our full cohort of #fellows for the 2026-2027 academic year, supporting dynamic and interdisciplinary research across a wide array of academic disciplines.

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#BlackHistoryMonth is a good time to focus on the #Warburg's 'Image of the Black' archive. Begun in 1960s Paris in response to the US Civil Rights movement, this database of artefacts and materials is held in our Photographic Collection.
Learn more ➡️ iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc...

An intriguing new article from @artforum.com tracks the conceptual origins of the algorithm by generations of writers, thinkers, scientists and artists - including our founder Aby Warburg, through his famous and culture-mapping Bilderatlas Mnemosyne.

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The landmark International Exhibition of Persian Art which took place in the Royal Academy in 1931 is largely forgotten. In a new blog, Parnian Ferdossi reveals what was in the show and how it relates to the unique collection & mission of the #Warburg.

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Our “Civilizing” the World' conference (16-23 Oct 2026) explores the uses of Greco-Roman & neo-classical sculpture and architecture by colonial powers. It opens with a special event on 21 Oct.
Places are limited - book now ➡️ warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Supporters incl. Henry Moore Foundation.

In a new case study blog from his forthcoming book on allegorical iconography in European #magic and #alchemical manuscripts, former Frances Yates Fellow Sergei Zotov discusses the imagery of 'Le Véritable Dragon Rouge', a #grimoire published c.1850.

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'Elizabeth David and...' is a talks and podcasts series presented by the Warburg and @lrb.co.uk examining the cultural legacy of the legendary food writer. Join chef Jeremy Lee and novelist Tessa Hadley in the first talk on 9 October @ 7pm in the Warburg.
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Ostriches recur in art and design from antiquity to the Renaissance. In a new blog, #warburg Visiting Fellow Dr Kaara L Peterson explores a recent exhibition of Tudor art focused on Elizabeth I's attire & the role of ostriches in art & design of the time.
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The @harvard.edu Centre for Italian #Renaissance Studies in Florence Italy and the Warburg Institute offer a joint, residential #fellowship for the 2027-2028 academic year. Applications open - deadline to apply 16 November 2026.

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Sir Roy Strong followed his studies at the #warburg with a unique career as an art historian, garden designer and museum director of the @vamuseum.bsky.social and National Portrait Gallery. Our new 'Life after the Warburg' explores his life and work.

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The Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes has just published a new article from its upcoming 2026 edition: ‘Levinus Warner and his Study of Ancient Persian Religions in Context’ by Kentaro Inagaki.

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Our “Civilizing” the World' conference (16-23 Oct 2026) explores the uses of Greco-Roman & neo-classical sculpture and architecture by colonial powers, and how these strategies informed elite nation-building.
Book now ➡️ warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Supporters include the Henry Moore Foundation.

Dr Jonathan Allen is an English artist, writer, Associate Fellow of the #Warburg and the latest subject in our Meet the Warburg series - find out more about his life, work and research in the practice and meaning of #magic and #performance.

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*Call for Papers closes 25 September 2026*
'The #Renaissance beyond Borders' #conference from @srsrensoc.bsky.social takes place 30 June - 3 July 2027 here in the Warburg. Proposals for papers across Renaissance studies are invited until 25 September.
Learn more & submit your paper ➡️ buff.ly/91FCXvj

The E H Gombrich lectures explore art and culture through time. The 2026 series runs from 22-24 September and is given by Anthony Grafton of @princeton.edu on Joseph Scaliger in Leiden (1593-1609). The series is sponsored by @princetonupress.bsky.social.
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Want to learn #Latin as a beginner and understand early modern Latin sources from the 14-17th centuries? Our Beginner #Renaissance Latin is a virtual class via Zoom over 5 intensive days either side of a weekend break: 10-11 & 14-16 September 2026.

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*Call for Papers*
@srsrensoc.bsky.social has announced its next #conference at the Warburg.
'The Renaissance beyond Borders' frames the #Renaissance as a dynamic, interwoven process that transcends the geographical limitations of a fixed European moment.

Learn more ➡️ rensoc.org.uk/announcement...