Project

Image of the city. Visual representation of urban identity in the Southern Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Code
3G045707
Duration
01 January 2007 → 30 December 2012
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • History
    • Art studies and sciences
    • Visual arts
  • Social sciences
    • Economic history
Keywords
study of visual culture cities Southern Netherlands 15th and 16th centuries
 
Project description

This project is abou tthe study of visual representation of the city in the Southern Netherlands during the late medieval and early modern period. Through the examination of the study of visual culture we will try to show how and why certain relevant changes occurred in the perception and presentation of the city. In doing so we will use a interdisciplinary approach.