Nils Jonas Weber

Nils Jonas Weber is a Doctoral Fellow at the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max Planck Institute and Lecturer at Heidelberg University's Department of Art History. His research focuses on the repercussions of pandemics on early modern visual cultures, including social/political implications and the pictorial tradition of the Venetian Republic.

He investigates intersections between Plague Studies and Eco Art History, analyzing aesthetic practices shaped by Venice's topography and religious dynamics (Christianity, Islam, Judaism). His methodologies integrate Art History, Philosophy, and Bildwissenschaft.

• Max Planck PreDoc Fellowship and Landesgraduiertenförderung scholarship recipient
• Editor of the open-access journal Kunsttexte - Journal für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte since 2023

His affiliations include the AC(H)E: Art Histories, Catastrophes, Heritage, Ecologies research unit under Department Gerhard Wolf at the Max Planck Institute. The Institute's Photothek and library provide critical resources for his work on image production during the Second Pandemic Age (14th-18th century) and their role in social resilience against health crises.