Petrarch: Literature, Visual Arts, Music

To honor Francesco Petrarch on the 650th anniversary of his death, this roundtable brings together a literary scholar, a visual artist, an art historian, and a music historian for an exploration of the artistic, musical, and cultural reception of Petrarch’s Trionfi, the allegorical poem touching on love and death. The event precedes an 8 PM concert at Columbia's St. Paul’s Chapel (1160 Amsterdam Avenue) built around the Trionfi. Performers—from the TENET Vocal Ensemble and from the Renaissance band Piffaro—will join us in our Library for brief live demonstrations during our roundtable.

Speakers:

Francesco Marco Aresu (University of Pennsylvania)

Giuseppe Gerbino (Columbia University)
Dennis Geronimus (New York University)
Camilla Tassi (Projection Designer, Producer, Soprano)

Organizer:

Giuseppe Gerbino (Columbia University)

Co-sponsors:

Department of Music; Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Department of Italian (all at Columbia University)

Check for info about the 8 PM concert at Columbia's St. Paul’s Chapel across Amsterdam Avenue.

Host or Publisher The Italian Academy of Columbia University