Alicia Rojas Costa

Alicia Rojas Costa is a doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, focusing on the intersection of art history, architectural exchange, and visual culture. Her work explores interactions between Flemish and Italian architectural traditions during the Renaissance, particularly 1400-1600, with an emphasis on Belgium-Italy cultural relations.

Current projects include "Flanders in Florence: Architectural Exchanges from North to South, 1400-1600" (FWOAL1116), analyzing cross-cultural influences in 100% Flemish painting and architectural culture. She has presented at conferences on topics like "Images of Flemish Architecture in Quattrocento Florence" (March 2025) and "Architecture and/in Netherlandish paintings in Renaissance Florence" (October 2024).

Her thesis, "Echoes of Fontainebleau: Abraham Van Diepenbeeck's drawn copies after Francesco Primaticcio in the Rubenianum Collection" (2024), supervised by External Promotor Y. Bleyerveld, examines how Renaissance French art influenced Flemish visual culture. She is affiliated with institutions in Brussels, Belgium (address: Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels).