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The Burlington Magazine, volume CLII, number 1284, March 2010.

EDITORIAL:
Siena then and now (p. 143)

ARTICLES:
GAIL E. SOLBERG, Taddeo di Bartolo’s altarpiece at S. Francesco in Pisa: new discoveries and a reconstruction (pp. 144-151); GABRIELE FATTORINI, Gentile da Fabriano, Jacopo della Quercia and Siena: the ‘Madonna dei banchetti’ (pp. 152-161); MACHTELT ISRAELS, Sassetta and the Guglielmi Piccolomini altarpiece in Siena (pp. 162-171); FRANCIS RUSSELL, An overlooked triptych by Vecchietta (p. 171); LINDA BAUER and NELLO BARBIERI, Some documents for Mattia Preti’s S. Vigilio altar in Siena (pp. 172-175).

BOOK REVIEWS:
Sassetta: The Borgo San Sepolcro altarpiece, M. Israëls, ed., 2 vols, Boston and London 2009 (Harvard University Press), by JENNIFER SLIWKA  (pp. 183-184)
Prato: Architecture, Piety, and Political Identity in a Tuscan City-State, A.M. McLean, New Haven and London 2008 (Yale University Press), by FLAVIO BOGGI  (pp. 184-185)
The Ceremonial City. History, Memory and Myth in Renaissance Venice, I.  Fenlon, New Haven and London 2009 (Yale University Press), by D.S. CHAMBERS  (p. 185)
Italian Renaissance Ceramics, a Catalogue of the British Museum Collection,  D. Thornton and T. Wilsons, London 2009 (British Museum), by J.V.G MALLET (pp. 185-187)
Federico Barocci. Allure and Devotion in Late Renaissance Painting, S. Lingo, New Haven and London 2008 (Yale University Press), by DAVID SCRASE  (pp. 187-188).

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CALL FOR PAPERS - 2011 Annual Conference of the Renaissance Society of America, 24-26 March, Montreal (Quebec, Canada): Renaissance Humanism in Naples: Giovanni Pontano in Context.

If scholars have long considered Giovanni Pontano (1429-1503) the leader of Neapolitan culture, his position in the broader context of Renaissance humanism tends to be overlooked. This session aims to bring together scholars working on Aragonese Naples to focus on Pontano’s intellectual and social networks. Ideally, the session will combine papers on Pontano’s relationship with Florentine, Venetian and Roman humanists; the circulation of his texts, ideas and pupils in Naples and Italy; and the interlocutors of his philosophical, astrological and literary writings. Papers on Pontano’s activities as a diplomat and a patron of artists are also welcome.

Please submit a 150-word abstract and a short c.v. (2 pages) by 10 May 2010 to Matteo Soranzo, McGill University, Department of Italian Studies. Participants will be notified by 15 May 2010. The panel will be submitted to the Renaissance Society of America by May 23 and reviewed for inclusion on the final program. Should the panel be accepted, all participants must either be members of the RSA or be willing to become members - usually by August 2010.

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CALL FOR PAPERS - 2011 Annual Conference of the Renaissance Society of America, 24-26 March, Montreal (Quebec, Canada): Between Byzantium and the West: the Revival of the Greek Language in the Renaissance.

Although our knowledge of Greek studies in Renaissance Europe has improved in the last few years, a thorough and broad investigation of the topic is still to be made, as many of the sources are still unpublished or little known.

This panel aims at collecting papers dealing with all topics related to the teaching and learning of the Greek language and literature during the Renaissance. Particular emphasis will be placed on unedited or neglected materials like teaching tools (grammars, commentaries, lexica etc.), books and manuscripts with annotations by students or teachers, and writings addressing the importance of Greek studies (for instance praelectiones, pedagocical treatises etc.). We also welcome papers dealing with teaching theories and methods and profiles of illustrious as well as less famous Hellenists who worked as teachers in European universities.

Proposals (paper title and an abstract of 150 words) and a short CV with contact information and academic affiliation should be submitted by 15 May 2010 to Federica Ciccolella and to Luigi Silvano. Papers will be accepted in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.

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JOB: The Royal Collection: Dal Pozzo Project Research Assistant. Based at the Warburg Institute, London (though much time will be spent at other locations, including the Royal Library at Windsor Castle). Starting salary: c. £21,000 p.a. plus benefits. Fixed-term project for three years.

The Print Room at Windsor Castle is responsible for the works of art on paper in the Royal Collection, including old master drawings, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century watercolours, and prints – over 150,000 items in all.

Among the old master drawings is the major surviving portion of the ‘Paper Museum’ of Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-1657), a visual encyclopaedia of the ancient and natural worlds. Other portions are to be found in the Institut de France, the British Museum, the British Library and elsewhere. The Dal Pozzo Project was begun in the 1980s to research and publish catalogues of this collection, in around 35 volumes, of which 15 have been published to date (see the Project website).

The opportunity has arisen for a Research Assistant to join the Dal Pozzo Project for a three year period. The post-holder will be responsible for the preparation of draft catalogue entries for 1300 drawings mainly after Roman sculpture, which will form Parts A.III (Sarcophagi and Other Reliefs) and A.IV (Statues and Busts) of the Dal Pozzo catalogue series.

The successful candidate will possess:
•    A broad and detailed knowledge of Graeco-Roman world and classical archaeology, especially Roman sculpture, and familiarity with the collecting history of classical sculpture, with particular reference to sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italy.
•    A relevant post-graduate qualification (or equivalent) and experience of working within archives.
•    Fluency in English, and excellent reading knowledge of Italian, Latin, and ideally German.
•    A methodical approach, with meticulous attention to detail.
•    Resilience and motivation to meet deadlines with minimal supervision.

The closing date for applications is 3 May 2010. Interviews will take place at the Royal Library, Windsor on 17-18 May 2010, with a view to the appointment commencing on 1 September 2010. For further information please call 020 7862 8899.

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