Robert Felfe

Robert Felfe is a Professor at the Institute for Art and Music Studies within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Graz. His research focuses on intersections between art history and early modern scientific knowledge systems, particularly examining artistic processes in 16th-18th century European contexts.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Artistic Process Documentation
  • Scientific Curiosity in Art
  • Media Histories
  • Global Art Networks
  • Visual Symbolism
  • History of Scientific Illustration

Recent publications analyze sensory exchange in 17th-century painting and the development of rustic style architecture. His work combines cultural history with media analysis, emphasizing knowledge transmission through visual and material practices.

Active in academic administration since 2021, he chairs the Art History Curriculum Committee. He contributes to entangled histories frameworks and interdisciplinary art-science methodologies.