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Christopher J. Nygren is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh's Department of History of Art and Architecture, part of the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. He specializes in Renaissance and Baroque art, focusing on the intersection of religion, philosophy, and art. His research includes studies on Titian, materiality in art, and the application of digital tools to art history.
Education:
- Ph.D. (2011), M.A. (2005), Johns Hopkins University
- B.A. (2003), University of Notre Dame
Research interests span Titian’s iconography, painting on stone substrates, computational art history, and the historical contexts of gun violence. His book Titian’s Icons (2020) won the 2022 Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Prize. He leads projects like The Morelli Machine (NSF-funded computational art analysis) and the Gun Violence and Its Histories working group.
His teaching covers Italian, German/Netherlandish, and Spanish Baroque art, emphasizing materiality and global contexts. Awards include fellowships from the Mellon, Kress, and ACLS foundations.
Current projects include a book on painting on stone and collaborations in digital humanities. He advises graduate students and serves as Department Chair.
