Syracuse University Florence Master’s Program in Italian Renaissance Art

23/08/2026

This summer, current grads Katie Vogel, Isabella Kershner, and Natali Muñoz held internships at the Medici Archive Project's Center for Women in Renaissance Archives under the supervision of the Center's director, Dr. Sheila Barker. The focus of their internships was Cristofano Bronzini's multi-volume, 17th-century manuscript treatise "On the Dignity and Nobility of Women" housed in Florence's Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale. Stay tuned for more information on the individual projects Katie, Isabella, and Natalie pursued during their two-month internships!

22/08/2026

Congratulations to Eli Mehdi (‘24), who next month begins an MPhil/PhD in History of Art at University College London! Working under the supervision of prof Alison Wright, Eli will continue her research into the relationship between Renaissance Tuscany and the Ottoman Empire. In bocca al lupo! 🐺📚✏️

19/08/2026

Today, as our newest class of MA candidates had their first day at SU’s main campus, members of the previous two cohorts were meeting up in NYC for coffee! These smiles belong to Katie Vogel (‘26, left) and Madeleine Hollenbeck (‘25, right) ✨

19/08/2026

They're here! We welcome the 9 students in the Florence graduate class of 2026-27 to the main campus in Syracuse, where this morning they attended graduate orientation and met with Sarah Tomlinson of SU Abroad to go over what they need to apply for their Italian study visas. Benvenuti tutti!

18/08/2026

Four works by the Renaissance master Antonello da Messina were stolen from the Museo Regionale di Messina in the artist’s hometown in Sicily on Saturday, 15 August. The heist, which included several San Gregorio altarpiece panels, occurred while the town was celebrating Assumption Day.

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/17/four-works-by-sicilian-renaissance-master-stolen-from-messina-museum

15/08/2026

Reunion! Three members of the 2025 cohort gathered in NYC to visit the Morgan Library’s exhibition on Renaissance tarot cards. These smiling faces belong to Gaby Verdolini, Sarah Ritchey, and Sarah Bahm ✨

14/08/2026

The High Renaissance master’s 'Madonna of St Sebastian' shows off its colours after nearly four years of treatment.

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/13/correggio-altarpiece-madonna-st-sebastian-restoration-dresden-gemaldegalerie-alte-meister-exhibition

10/08/2026

📕Super congratulations to prof Matteo Duni, editor and contributor to the volume of essays “Giovanni Francesco Pico e la Strix,” just published by Olschki editore to mark the 500th anniversary of one of the most significant events in the history of the witch hunt in Europe! 🧙

10/08/2026

Check out Prof. Sally Cornelison's discussion of her recent book "Vasari and the Sacred Image: Renovating Santa Maria della Pieve in Arezzo" on Ideas Roadshow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQFDksbwYR0

05/08/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFb6T22gKIA

Curators Josh O'Driscoll and Frank Trujillo provide an overview of ...