Anne Spagnolo-Stiff

Anne Spagnolo-Stiff is a Researcher at the Library of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, an institute of the Max Planck Society. She specializes in ephemeral architecture, Baroque art, and political iconography, with a focus on transcultural dialogues between Italy and Germany.

• Education: Studium in Art History, Archaeology, and Urban Planning at the Universities of Bonn, Munich, and Paris.

Her research explores theoretical discourses on temporary architectural displays in the Ancien Régime, analyzing their cultural and aesthetic implications. She is involved in projects linking historical research with debates on heritage, urbanization, and material cultures.

Scientific Awards:

• DAAD scholarship
• Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Paris scholarship

She joined the Institute’s Library in 1997 after serving at GH Universität Wuppertal (1994–1997), where she studied ceremonial architecture in France.