Celeste Brusati

Celeste Brusati serves as Professor in the Department of History of Art at the University of Michigan, maintaining courtesy appointments in the Department of Women’s Studies and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. Her research concentrates on sixteenth and seventeenth century European art with specialized focus on Dutch pictorial traditions and theoretical frameworks.

Education:

• PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Her scholarship interrogates problems of pictorial representation and perception, visual-literary reflections on art in the Netherlands, and the cultural role of images in seventeenth century Dutch society. Key contributions span analyses of still life, self-imagery, perspective systems, trompe l’oeil illusionism, and artistic value, culminating in authoritative works on Samuel van Hoogstraten and Johannes Vermeer. Current projects include editing the first English translation of van Hoogstraten’s 1678 treatise and developing a monograph titled "Seeing in Pictures: Paradox and Paradigm in Dutch Art".

Publication trends reveal sustained engagement with Dutch Golden Age art’s theoretical dimensions, particularly through 2012’s "Perspectives in Flux" examining real-time viewing dynamics and 2003’s "Pictura’s Excellent Trophies" analyzing artisanal valorization. These works collectively demonstrate methodological innovation in connecting artistic practice to cultural epistemology.

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Professor Brusati curates significant exhibitions including the 2012 "Flip your Field: 20th Century Abstract Prints" at UMMA, while her ongoing research on Dutch art theory indicates active scholarly leadership. Though specific advisees aren’t listed, her professorial role entails graduate supervision, and current translation projects suggest collaborative academic endeavors without explicit grant references.