Alina Payne

Alina Payne is the Alexander P. Misheff Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University and the Paul E. Geier Director of Villa I Tatti. Her research focuses on late medieval and early modern architecture, art theory, and the historiography of art in the Italian and Mediterranean contexts.

• Awards: Alexander von Humboldt Prize in the Humanities
• Fields of Interest: Art History, Architecture, Renaissance Studies, Historiography, Italian Studies, Mediterranean Studies

Payne’s publications, including works on Renaissance architectural treatises and the intersection of art and science in Galileo’s era, reflect her interdisciplinary approach. She is set to deliver the Chaire de Louvre lectures in Paris in 2016.