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Verity Platt is a Professor in the Department of Classics at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. She specializes in Greek and Roman art history, focusing on the interplay between literary and visual cultures in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Her research spans ancient theories of images, media and intermediality, and the historiography of ancient art, particularly through the lens of Pliny the Elder. She has co-edited Wonder and Wakefulness: The Nature of Pliny the Elder (2024) and The Frame in Greek and Roman Art (2017).
- Research Focus: Epistemic models in Hellenistic epigram, Pliny’s Natural History, environmental humanities, and the concept of the fold in sculpture
- Academic Leadership: Director of Cornell’s Humanities Scholars Program, co-curator of the Cornell Cast Collection
- Interdisciplinary Work: Explores intersections between art history, material studies, and ecological thought
Recent publications include analyses of Roman wall-painting, eco-critical approaches to classical art, and embodiments of objects in antiquity. She has curated exhibitions like Wonder and Wakefulness (2023) and Cast and Present (2015).
Notable Awards:
- Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow Award
