Stager will spend eight weeks in Rome exploring the role of visual art in the development of ancient medicine.
Critical Thinking through Art
The Department of the History of Art offers unique opportunities for the study of art history thanks to the university’s proximity to remarkable collections in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- Degrees Offered BA, BA/MA, PhD
- Major Art History
- Minor Art History
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Graduate Program
The graduate program in art history emphasizes close working relationships among students and faculty in seminars and concentrated, in-person study of works of art in the outstanding local collections.
Faculty
Our faculty are experts in ancient Mediterranean, ancient Near East, European medieval, European Renaissance and early modern, ancient and early modern Americas, Islamic, South Asian, and modern and contemporary art and architectural history.
Undergraduate Studies
In small classes and informal excursions, undergrads integrate their direct experience of works of art with knowledge acquired through historical research.
News & Announcements
New book on Art and Ecology in Renaissance Italy by James Pilgrim (PhD 20)
Department Alumnus James Pilgrim Publishes New Book on Art and Ecology in Renaissance Italy The Department is thrilled to announce that Dr. James Pilgrim (PhD 2020) has a new book […]
Congratulations to graduating senior Serin Gleave!
The History of Art Department congratulates Serin Gleave on her admission to the MA program at Williams College. We wish her all the best as she starts her graduate studies […]