CRSBI Annual Lecture 2025 (The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland)

Michele Vescovi, Associate Professor in the School of History and Heritage, will deliver the CRSBI (The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland) Annual Lecture at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, Wednesday 30 April.

The Courtauld is delighted to host the Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland for the 2025 Annual Lecture.

In this talk, Dr Michele Luigi Vescovi will explore the intersections of Romanesque sculpture and water in medieval stone vessels. Examining carved well heads and holy water fonts throughout the Italian peninsula, mostly dating from the twelfth century, he will interrogate the ways in which their content – water – and its agency relate to their imagery. Furthermore, he will show how script and image, in turn, sought to shape the experience of the vessels’ viewers.

Free event, booking essential: https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/romanesque-sculpture-and-water-the-art-of-carved-vessels/

Story submitted by Michele Luigi Vescovi
mvescovi@lincoln.ac.uk