Enfilade

Hendrick Goltzius, Cleopatra/Ariadne, 1590–91, black and white chalk with pencil on blue paper, 25 × 30 cm
(Haarlem: Teylers Museum, purchased from the Odescalchi heirs in Rome, 1790, N061; CensusID 47461)

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From ArtHist.net:

Census Fellowship in the Reception of Antiquity, 1350–1900

Humboldt-Universität (Berlin), Bibliotheca Hertziana (Rome), Warburg Institute (London), March–December 2026

Applications due by 31 January 2026

The Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History, and the Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Study, University of London, are pleased to announce a fellowship in Berlin, Rome, and London, offered at either the predoctoral or postdoctoral level. These fellowships grow out of the longstanding collaboration between the Humboldt, the Hertziana, and the Warburg in the research project Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance.

The fellowships extend the traditional chronological boundaries of the Census and are dedicated to research and intellectual exchange on topics related to the reception of antiquity in the visual arts from approximately 1350 to 1900. In the context of the fellowships, the topic of the reception of antiquity is also broadly conceived without geographical restriction. Proposals can optionally include a digital humanities perspective, engage with the database of the Census, or make use of the research materials of the Census project available in Berlin, Rome, and London.

The Humboldt, the Hertziana, and the Warburg sponsor a research grant of 6 months for students enrolled in a PhD program (predocs), or 4 months for candidates already in possession of a PhD (early career postdocs). Fellows can set their own schedule and choose how to divide their time evenly between at least two institutes, of which one must be the Hertziana. The stipend will be set at about 1,500 EUR per month at the predoctoral level and about 2,500 EUR per month at the postdoctoral level, plus a travel stipend of 500 EUR. The fellowship does not provide housing.

The sponsoring institutes adhere to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and therefore encourage applications from underrepresented groups. Candidates can apply via the portal available on the Hertziana website. They should upload the requested PDF documents in English, German, or Italian by 31 January 2026, with details of their proposed dates for the fellowship during the year 2026 (starting earliest March, ending latest December 2026).