Creation of an open forum for debate and discussion on 'Making Art in Tudor Britain'

研究背景：国家肖像美术馆拥有世界上最大的都铎和蚕豆绘画的公共收藏。该系列是了解英国文艺复兴时期视觉文化的最重要资源之一。这一领域的研究经常集中在作者身份或拍摄者的识别以及个人形象的产生环境上。关于艺术的分类、工作坊的实践、赞助模式、对不同类型的图像的需求以及本土学校与外国移民艺术家的关系等更普遍的基本问题，在很大程度上仍然没有答案。从2007年4月起，我们开始了一个新的研究项目，名为“都铎时期的英国艺术创作”。利用科学技术，如X射线，树木年代学，红外反射，油漆取样和显微镜分析，我们将进行一个全面的研究，从1500年至1620年期间的90多幅画，主要来自画廊的收藏，但也使用其他收藏品的比较例子。在画廊的保护工作室，三名研究人员（首席研究员和两名保护员）将按照时间顺序每年关注大约25幅画作。这个项目的结果将解锁一个新的主要证据，这将有助于改变都铎王朝和蚕豆肖像画和艺术实践在这一时期的理解显著机构。在这个项目的第一年，我们计划举办一系列研讨会，分享我们的初步研究成果，扩大关于艺术品技术分析的解释的辩论，并开发一个论坛，探索在这一领域的新的解释策略。画廊计划与保护者，保护和材料科学家，历史学家和艺术历史学家合作，以扩大理解，并激发更多的跨学科研究在这一领域。这个为期五年的项目的第一年吸引了慈善信托基金的短期资金。然而，这种规模的项目需要大量的资金以外的画廊目前的支持，我们打算申请AHRC的研究补助金，为这个项目在2008年，以支持剩余的几年的工作。目的和目标：我们的目标是在六个月内举办三次跨学科研讨会，就我们最初的方法展开辩论，建立支持网络，分享和交流新的研究成果，并启动其他研究。来自英国、法国、加拿大和荷兰的访问专家将为这些研讨会做出贡献。经济、社会和艺术历史学家也将出席，并考虑与艺术生产、实践、赞助和消费的其他领域的相似之处。潜在的应用和好处：我们如何解释我们的发现将是至关重要的。这一开创性工作的成果将通过画廊网站上的研讨会和案例研究以及公开讲座进行展示。研讨会的演讲稿将通过画廊的网站提供给更广泛的研究界和公众。这些讲习班还将为国家肖像画廊的小型重点展示提供重要的辅助材料，展示我们的初步研究成果和解释。PI还将在同行评审期刊上撰写一篇关于研究结果的文章和研讨会摘要。讲习班的一个主要好处是确定了一批科学家、绘画保护者、历史学家、艺术史学家和其他学者，在整个五年项目期间为项目小组提供解释性支持。根据进一步的资金，该项目将再持续四年，在此期间结束时，画廊将举办一个重要的展览，并出版一本关于都铎和雅各布艺术实践的多作者出版物。

Context of the research: The National Portrait Gallery holds the largest public collection of Tudor and Jacobean painting in the world. This collection is one of the most significant resources for the understanding of visual culture in the English Renaissance. Research in this field has frequently focused upon the identification of authorship or sitters and the circumstances of production of individual images. More general, fundamental questions about the categorisation of art, workshop practices, patterns of patronage, the demand for different types of imagery across the period, and the relationship of the native school with foreign émigré artists remain largely unanswered.From April 2007 we are launching a new research project entitled 'Making Art in Tudor Britain'. Using scientific techniques such as x-ray, dendrochronolgy, infra-red reflectography, paint sampling and microscopic analysis, we will undertake a comprehensive study of more than ninety paintings from the period 1500 - 1620, principally from Gallery's collection but also using comparative examples from other collections. Based in the Gallery's Conservation Studio, three researchers (the principal investigator and two conservators) will focus on around 25 paintings per year in chronological order. The results of this project will unlock a significant body of new primary evidence that will help to transform understanding of Tudor and Jacobean portraiture and artistic practice in this period. During the first year of this project we plan to host a series of workshops to share our initial research findings, broaden debate about the interpretation of technical analysis on works of art, and develop a forum to explore new strategies of interpretation in this field. The Gallery plans to work collaboratively with conservators, conservation and material scientists, historians and art historians to widen understanding, and inspire more interdisciplinary research in this area. The first year of this five-year project has attracted short term funding from charitable trusts. However, a project of this scale requires significant funding outside the reach of the Gallery's current support and we intend to apply to the AHRC for a research grant for this project in 2008 to support the remaining years of work. Aims and objectives:Our aim is to stage three interdisciplinary workshops over a six-month period to establish debate on our initial methodology, develop networks of support, share and exchange new research, and initiate additional research.Visiting specialists from the UK, France, Canada and the Netherlands will contribute to these seminars. Economic, social and art historians will also attend and consider parallels with other areas of artistic production, practice, patronage and consumption.Potential applications and benefits:How we interpret our findings will be critical. The results of this groundbreaking work will be presented through seminars and case studies on the Gallery's website together with public lectures. Presentation notes from the workshops will be made available to the wider research community and the general public via the Gallery's website. The workshops will also provide important supporting material for a small in-focus display at the National Portrait Gallery of our initial research findings and interpretation. The PI will also produce an article on the research findings and a summary of workshops in a peer reviewed journal. A key benefit of the workshops will be to identify a body of scientists, painting conservators, historians, art historians and other academics to provide interpretative support to the project team throughout the course of the five-year project. Subject to further funding, the project will continue for a further four years and towards the end of this period there will be a significant exhibition at the Gallery and a multi-author publication on Tudor and jacobean artistic practice.