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Alexander Nagel is the Craig Hugh Smyth Professor of Fine Arts at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts. His research focuses on European art from 1200–1800, exploring how art shapes human understanding of time, space, and cultural orientation. He holds appointments at institutions like the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) and Villa I Tatti (Florence), and has served as Mellon Professor at the National Gallery of Art and Visiting Professor at the Prado Museum. His work bridges early modern and contemporary art, emphasizing global interconnectedness and the role of visual media in constructing worldviews.
Education: PhD in Fine Arts (Harvard, 1993), M.A. (Harvard, 1990), B.A. in History (UC Berkeley, 1987), and studies at Université de Montpellier (France).
Research Interests: Temporal dynamics in art, global configurations in early modern Europe, scale in painting, and the legacy of medieval art in modernity. Recent projects include Amerasia (NEH-funded, co-authored with Elizabeth Horodowich), examining 16th-century worldviews, and a book on Chilean artist Mireya Lafuente, his grandmother, funded by the Guggenheim Fellowship.
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship (2020), Charles Rufus Morey Book Award (2012), and Gordon Prize (2000).
Editorial Roles: Editor of I Tatti Studies, co-editor of volumes on art conservation and Ravenna’s Renaissance influence, and series editor for the Irving Sandler Essays at the Brooklyn Rail. Collaborates with artists, curators, and journals like Artforum and Cabinet Magazine.
Mentoring: Supervised students from institutions including Harvard, Yale, and European universities, advocating interdisciplinary and collaborative scholarship.
