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Nicholas Scott Baker is a historian specializing in the political and economic cultures of early modern Europe, with a particular focus on Renaissance Italy. His research interests include the connections and exchanges between Italy and the Iberian world during the sixteenth century, and how visual sources inform historical research. Baker delves into the political culture of Florence at the end of the Republic and the establishment of Medici principality, as well as the cultural history that reflects how Renaissance Italians perceived the future and how ideas of fortune and providence influenced human lives within commercial and gambling contexts. His recent publication, 'Fortune’s Theater: Financial Risk and the Future in Renaissance Italy' (Cambridge University Press, 2021), explores the intertwined beliefs of power and luck. He is also developing a project that investigates the emerging global economy and its influence on sixteenth-century visual art. Baker has taught at prestigious universities, including the University of Melbourne and Northwestern University, and has been involved with the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. His research expertise encompasses cultural history, political history, and certain aspects of economic history, with a particular interest in guiding students whose research engages these themes.
Macquarie University • Sydney, NSW, Australia
Engaged in teaching and research focusing on the political and economic cultures of Renaissance Italy.
Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).