Dr. Jeffrey Muller

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Biography

Jeffrey M. Muller is a Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture. He earned his Ph.D. in art history from Yale University, focusing on the works of Peter Paul Rubens. His research interests encompass Flemish Renaissance and Baroque art, particularly how art influenced societal change during the Counter-Reformation. Muller is currently engaged in a project examining the Jesuit strategies for global accommodation and how they interacted with various cultures, including those in China and Peru. His work integrates methodologies from art history and social history to explore how art has functioned within its historical context. Muller has received various prestigious fellowships and grants, such as the Senior Research Fellowship at Boston College and the Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship. His publications include significant contributions to the study of Jesuit uses of visual arts, and he has been recognized with awards like the Arthur Kingsley Porter Prize for his scholarly articles. His teaching courses reflect his research areas, linking the visual culture of the 17th century with global contexts and cultural histories.

Research Interests

Courses

Dutch Flemish Art: Visual Culture in the Netherlands Seventeenth Century The Age of Rubens and Rembrandt: Visual Culture in the Netherlands Seventeenth Century Cultural History of the Netherlands in the Golden Age and Global Age Giotto to Watteau: An Introduction to Art in Europe from the Renaissance to the French Revolution Bosch and Bruegel: Art that Turns the World Upside Down Caravaggio Arts in Europe and the World: 1500-1700 Jesuit Global Strategies in Art and Conversion Art and Architecture of the Jesuits: 1540-1773 Graduate Practicum in History

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics