Academic Background: Ph.D. in Art History, Johns Hopkins Rio de Janeiro, 1986; M.A. in Art History, Johns Hopkins University, 1982.
Research Interests: Renaissance and Baroque art, with a focus on Italian painting and sculpture. Explores the intersection of art and religion.
Appointments: Professor, Department of the History of Art; Former President, Haverford College.
Publications: Authored 'Poussin and the Poetics of Painting' (Cambridge University Press, 2005).
Additional Contributions: Curated exhibitions at the Baltimore Museum of Art; frequent lecturer on Renaissance art.