The multitalented Sienese artist Baldassarre Peruzzi (1481–1536) worked productively in Renaissance Rome as architect, stage-designer, military engineer, and painter. Scholarship on his accomplishments and legacy, however, is currently in a state of fragmentation, where case studies of single works in discreet media lead the research. While much new information has emerged over the last few decades concerning Peruzzi's buildings and architectural drawings, the pictorial activity that constituted the second core of his career has received far less attention. As a result, a broader view of Peruzzi's place among the artistic and cultural circles of his time still requires articulation. With a thematic focus on the figurative arts, this colloquium hopes to begin a scholarly dialogue across media divides that would lead to fresh avenues of inquiry.

The purpose of the colloquium is twofold: to reconsider Peruzzi's figurative oeuvre against questions of artistic practice in sixteenth-century Rome, and to bring together scholars from across the globe interested in revisiting Peruzzi's work. Questions and themes to be addressed include artistic exchange, the theoretical and practical impact of this artist's inventions, workshop practice, and critical reception of Peruzzi's works.

This two-day colloquium will be held in collaboration with the Biblioteca Hertziana in Rome. Papers will be given in English and in Italian.