Dr. Edward Wouk

Biography

Edward Wouk is a scholar, teacher, and curator specializing in early modern art. He delivers lectures at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, focusing on a variety of course units, including an introductory survey titled 'Ice Age Baroque' and a Renaissance lecture seminar devoted to Northern and Italian perspectives. His expertise extends to tutorials on topics such as print culture, seventeenth-century Dutch painting, and the artistic theory and historiography of material culture studies. Edward supervises master's and doctoral students interested in early modern art and intellectual culture, as well as the history of collecting and print. He is the Exhibition Reviews Editor for Renaissance Studies and has co-curated significant exhibitions, such as 'Marcantonio Raimondi Raphael' and 'Albrecht Dürer's Material World.' His research is widely published and supported by various grants. Edward has taught in esteemed institutions, including Harvard and the University of Zurich, and held prestigious fellowships. His research interests include the influence of the Gutenberg revolution on art and the cultural exchanges between Italy and northern Europe during the early modern period.

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