Denis Ribouillault

Denis Ribouillault is a Full Professor in the Department of Art History, Cinema, and Audiovisual Media at the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He specializes in Renaissance and Baroque art history, focusing on gardens, landscape, and urban iconography. His research integrates anthropology, cultural history, and intermedial approaches. Ribouillault has held prestigious fellowships, including at Harvard’s Villa I Tatti and the French Academy in Rome. He teaches courses on Renaissance art in Rome and thematic research topics.

Education: PhD in Art History from Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (2006), with prior teaching roles at the Courtauld Institute of Art (London) and Université Paris I. His research has been supported by grants from the French School in Rome, Dumbarton Oaks, and others.

Research Interests:

• History of gardens and landscapes in Renaissance/Baroque Italy
• Art and science intersections in garden design
• Iconography of urban spaces and sacred landscapes
• Digital tools for art history (e.g., Girolamo Righettino project)

Publications: Over 20 books and articles, including Rome en ses jardins (2013) and contributions to Gardens, Knowledge, and the Sciences (2016). Recent work explores celestial gardens, draughtsmen in landscapes, and forgotten Renaissance figures like Girolamo Righettino.

Grants: Leads projects funded by the SSHRC (2019–2026) and others, focusing on art-science connections and digital humanities.

Labs/Teams: Co-directs the digital edition of Girolamo Righettino’s works, blending art history with computational methods. Founded the “Nouveaux Modernes” research seminar on art history from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment.