Thesis title:
From Vesuvius to the Thames. The fortunes of Baroque Neapolitan art in English collections, 1600-1900
Research Area
- Fine Art History, Theory and Practice
- Visual Arts
Publications
Conferences
- The public country house: 'Treasure of quiet beauty' or a site for public histories? – V&A and National Trust, PGECR Country House Group Conference (1st March 2024).
- Seminar in the History of Collecting: Baroque Neapolitan art in English collections during the Grand Tour, at The Wallace Collection (26 June 2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouXii25mP7Y
- AHCVS Research Forum (15 June 2023).
- Research Lunch presentation at Dept. Art History, Curating, and Visual Studies (10 May 2023)
- ‘Re-imagining Renaissances in Visual and Material Cultures: Memory, Collections and Identities’ conference – a joint PGR knowledge-sharing event co-convened by Prof. Juliet Simpson (Coventry: CAMC) and Prof. Louise Bourdua (Warwick: SCAPVC), Wed 2nd Nov 2022, University of Warwick.
Public Engagement & Impact
Other Research Interests
Museum and curatorial studies, slavery and art collecting, european art market.
RDF Fieldworks:
Compton Verney (Jan–Feb 2023)
Holkham Hall Archives (May 22–27, 2023)
Burghley House (May 22, 2023)
Chatsworth House Archives (November 6–11, 2023)
Dorset History Centre and Kingston Lacy February (February 19–24, 2024)
Naples, Archive and Rome Archive (April 30–May 9, 2024)
EF Activity:
‘Rome: changing landscapes of the eternal city’, British School of Rome (March 10-17 2024)
