Lorenza Melli

Dr. Lorenza Melli is a Professor and Associate Scholar at the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz (Max Planck Institute). She specializes in Early and Renaissance Drawings, Goldsmiths' Graphics, and Scientific Analysis of artworks. Her work focuses on Italian art with a particular emphasis on Quattrocento techniques and watermarks.

Education: Degree (1993) and Specialization (1997) from the University of Florence under Mina Gregori. Key roles include:

• Researcher for the Corpus der italienischen Zeichnungen 1300-1500 project (since 2012)
• Visiting Professor at University of Pennsylvania (2010)
• Contract Professor at University of Florence (2020-2021)

Publications: Authored the 16th volume of the Corpus series (2023), a landmark study on the Pollaiolo brothers' drawings. Curated major exhibitions like Verrocchio (2019) and co-organized international conferences on Renaissance drawing techniques.

Awards: Wolfgang-Ratjen-Preis (1995) for her early scholarship. Active in transdisciplinary projects linking art history with material culture and digital humanities.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Photothek (KHI Florence) and Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome for archival and photographic research.