Dr. Marjorie Och

Professor of Art History

Marjorie Och, Professor of Art History, earned a Ph.D. (1993) in art history from Bryn Mawr College, after having received an M.A. (1989) in art history from the University of Delaware and a B.A. (1981) in medieval and Renaissance studies from Towson University (Maryland). Her publications include contributions to The Ashgate Research Companion to Giorgio Vasari, Beyond Isabella: Secular Women Patrons in Renaissance Italy, Women as Sites of Culture: Women’s Roles in Cultural Formation From the Renaissance to the 20th Century, The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women, The Dictionary of Art, The International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture, and Wives, Widows, Mistresses, and Nuns in Early Modern Italy. Dr. Och has presented at numerous national and international conferences, and has served as President of the national society, Art Historians Interested in Pedagogy and Technology.

Teaching

“Visual Arts and Plagues: Responses from Early Modern Italy, Museums, and Zen Buddhism” on June 17, 2020