Lydia is an art historian specialising in the art and material culture of the Italian Renaissance.
Her research interests include painting in the Renaissance, and the production and trade of the decorative arts such as textiles, tableware and home furnishings. Lydia is passionate about the benefits of life-long learning and enjoys writing and delivering art history lectures and courses for audiences of all ages.
Lydia is a course leader for The V&A Academy, a short course lecturer for The Warburg Institute, an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society and an art history tutor at CityLit (The City Literary Institute) and at Learning for Pleasure, Brentwood.Her exhibition reviews have been published in The Burlington Magazine and other periodicals.
Lydia holds a BA in Renaissance History from the University of Warwick and an MA in Art History from the University of Sussex and was awarded the PhD from The Warburg Institute at the University of London for her thesis
‘The Dynamics of Artistic Patronage in Perugia 1488-1540’.
Teaching Qualifications
HEA Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Learning Level 1 2016.
Professional Memberships
Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
Member of The Society for Renaissance Studies
Member of the Renaissance Society of America
Member of the Association for Art History