July 2005
Art professor publishes new book on St. Augustine
By: Susan Guibert
Meredith Gill, assistant professor of art history at the University of Notre Dame, has published a new book exploring the philosophical and theological legacy of St. Augustine.
In “Augustine in the Italian Renaissance: Art and Philosophy from Petrarch to Michelangelo,” Gill traces Augustine’s influence on thinkers and humanists from the 14th to the mid-16th century, and examines his representation in their portraits and painted narratives. The book also explores the intersection of his theological writings with Renaissance aesthetics.
A Notre Dame faculty member since 1998, Gill specializes in the Italian Renaissance, curial patronage, cross-cultural exchange with an emphasis on church decoration, and the religious culture of death and commemoration. She also serves as a faculty fellow in Notre Dame’s Nanovic Institute for European Studies.
Contact Meredith Gill at Meredith.J.Gill.17@nd.edu