Stefano Riccioni

Stefano Riccioni is an Associate Professor of Medieval Art History at the University Ca' Foscari of Venice and an associate researcher (chercheur associé) at CNRS, UMR 5594 - ARTeHIS (CEM Auxerre and University of Dijon). He is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz (Max Planck Society), where he engages in international interdisciplinary research collaborations.

• M.A. in Humanities (Art History), University of Florence
• Diploma in Archive Studies, Palaeography, and Diplomatics, State Archives of Rome
• PhD in Art History, La Sapienza University of Rome
• Licence in Medieval Studies, Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto

His research focuses on Medieval Art History, Epigraphy, and the Mediterranean as a cultural crossroads. He pioneered the "Epiconography" methodology, analyzing inscribed monuments as complex visual discourses. His work bridges art theory, cultural heritage conservation, and museum studies, particularly in Venice, the Adriatic, and Subcaucasus regions.

Scientific contributions span projects like:

• OSCHLOP: Digital preservation of Soviet-era photographic archives documenting Eastern Christian cultures in Venice
• Adriatic Monastic Landscape: Role of medieval monasteries in coastal landscape transformation
• Medieval Bestiary: Symbolic representations of animals in Venetian public spaces
• Church Reform Art: Theoretical frameworks in 11th-12th century European art

He received prestigious fellowships from institutions including The Getty Foundation and Ecole Française de Rome, and previously served as assistant professor at Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa.