MapTap and Cornelia. Foundations of a slow digital art history and formal art historical social network research KU Leuven
The essay introduces MapTap, a research project that zooms in on the ever-changing social networks underpinning Flemish tapestry (1620-1720). MapTap develops the young and still slightly amorphous field of Formal Art Historical Social Network Research (FAHSNR) and is fueled by Cornelia, a custom-made database. Cornelia's unique data model allows researchers to organize attribution and relational data from a wide array of sources in such a way ...