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Society & Culture
May 27, 2020 | 10:37 am

A ‘different kind of wonder’

The European Renaissance’s engagement with the Arctic is a little-known chapter of history but a relevant one today, when the region once again has become a site of anxious attention.

topics: Christopher Heuer, Department of Art and Art History, featured-post-side, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Renaissance, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
July 28, 2014 | 06:46 pm

First-of-its-kind study connects music, Saint Anne

You will find no references to St. Anne in the New Testament. And yet, from the early 15th to early 16th centuries, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary was a subject of great veneration by women of all social ranks, especially among royalty. In his new book, Michael Alan Anderson, associate professor of musicology at the Eastman School, examines how this devotion was expressed in the music of this time period.

topics: book authors, Eastman School of Music, Michael Alan Anderson, Renaissance, research finding,