Eleanor Vance, Ph.D.

At a Glance

Title
Professor of Art History
Department
Department of Art History
University
Ashcroft University

Eleanor Vance is a professor of art history whose work explores the intersection of art, religion, and power in Renaissance and Baroque Europe.

She is the author of six books on patronage, devotion, and visual culture, and has curated exhibitions at major museums across Europe and North America.

She earned her Ph.D. from Yale University and has taught for more than twenty-five years.


Education


  • Ph.D., History of ArtYale University · 1999
  • M.A., Art HistoryCourtauld Institute of Art · 1994
  • B.A., Art HistoryWellesley College · 1992

Research Areas


Renaissance Art Baroque Europe Patronage & Power Devotional Imagery Museum & Curatorial Studies