Art History Prof. Stephanie Leone Co-Authors Article in "Renaissance Quarterly"

Professors Stephanie C. Leone and Paul A. Vierthaler collaborated on the recently published article “Innocent X Pamphilj’s Architectural Network in Rome,” in Renaissance Quarterly 73.3 (2020): 897-952. As the abstract states: This study employs network analysis and microhistory to challenge the standard narrative about architecture and patronage in Baroque Rome, that of celebrity patron-artist relationships. It investigates the artists and artisans working with this elite team, and the plurality of relationships that developed among them. The subject is Innocent X Pamphilj’s monumental works of art and architecture, now located at the Vatican, Piazza Navona, Campidoglio, Lateran, and Janiculum Hill. The works had been commissioned for the 1650 Holy Year. The authors argue that competent artisans - and their relationships - influenced the operation of building sites, and they present Innocent X as the patron of an industrious architectural enterprise. Visit here to view the complete article.

The image shows the network of artisans in Innocent X’s architectural projects.