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Barbara Lynn-Davis is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Art at Wellesley College. Her work bridges the realms of art history and historical fiction, with a focus on the Renaissance period and the interplay between art, literature, and gardens.
- Education:
- B.A., Brown University
- M.A., Williams College
- Ph.D., Princeton University
Her research centers on the historical imagination and the cultural significance of Italian art. She authored the novel Casanova’s Secret Wife (2017), which reinterprets Giacomo Casanova's 18th-century Venetian account from a female perspective. Currently, she is working on Searching for Raphael, a novel based on the true story of a Renaissance painting stolen during WWII.
At Wellesley, she has mentored students whose writing has won the Three Generations Prize for First-Year Writing. Her interdisciplinary approach spans art history, literature, and creative writing.
