Artificial Intelligence And Historical-Artistic Sources

FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2026, 11:00 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HISTORICAL-ARTISTIC SOURCES Curated by Donata Levi How is the study of historical-artistic sources changing with artificial intelligence? Can it really help us read the sources of art history? A meeting between scholars from different disciplines to understand how language models, chatbots and knowledge graphs can help us explore inventories, catalogues, guides and correspondence. Alongside new research possibilities, the limits of the method, algorithmic transparency and the reliability of results will also be discussed. In collaboration with Fondazione Memofonte ETS 11:00 – DONATA LEVI (Fondazione Memofonte – Accademia “La Colombaria”), Presentation of the workshop: a title with a question mark 11:20 – LUCIA VADICAMO (CNR), AI for research and exploration of multimedia content 11:40 – ELISA FURLAN (Infofactory), Case studies and practical examples of AI technology applications 12:10 – ISABELLA DUCROS (Independent Researcher), Building an AI Manifesto for those who work with historical-artistic sources: for an integration of technology consistent with the entity’s principles and digital strategy 12:30 – MARTINA VISENTIN (University of Udine), New challenges for a research and teaching lab. The case of www.patrimoniosos.it 12:50 – JENNY PALERMO (University La Sapienza – Rome), How to make a visual archive usable: the case of the Cavalcaselle collection at the Marciana Library of Venice. 13:10 – MARA PORTOGHESE (University of Florence), Towards PolymnIA. Artificial Intelligence and semantic research: selective processes and configuration choices for a multifunctional chatbot of the Fondazione “Memofonte”. 13:20 – Closing discussion What prospects?