Rowanne Dean

Biography

Rowanne is a PhD candidate focusing on medieval European art. Her dissertation, entitled “Valuing Virtuosity: Goldsmiths’ Work in Northwestern Europe, c. 1350-1500,” investigates how the goldsmiths’ craft shaped late medieval notions of artistic expertise and aesthetic value. Her work is guided by questions concerning periodization, naturalism and abstraction, and the “decorative" or "minor arts.” She received her BA in art history from Barnard College in 2017.