Fabio Gaffo

Fabio Gaffo is an active Researcher at the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, affiliated with its Photothek department. He is also a PhD candidate at the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), supervised by Prof. Dr. Henri de Riedmatten, and has taught at the University of Geneva (2023).

• Education
  • B.A. in Ancient History and Art History, University of Geneva
  • M.A. in Art History, Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

His research focuses on political exclusion and cultural legacy in fifteenth-century Florence, particularly the impact of exiled patrons on Renaissance art. He also investigates provenance issues, including art-market dynamics of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the transfer of cultural objects during the Nazi-era in France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. His work emphasizes archival research and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Gaffo has contributed to major museum projects, including exhibitions at the Louvre's Department of Sculpture (A Dream of Italy, 2018; Body and Soul, 2017–2019), and currently supports provenance research for the Mission de recherche et de restitution des biens culturels spoliés entre 1933 et 1945 (M2RS) in Paris.