February 12, 2026
Timothy McCall, professor of art history and Bernard Lucci Endowed Chair in Italian Studies at Villanova University, will discuss fashion in Italian Renaissance art.
“Portrait of a Young Man,” Cosmè Tura, Tempera on Wood, c.1470s. Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Doman OA, Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913.
The author and editor of four books and many articles, Professor McCall’s research focuses on Italian Early Modern constructions of gender and sexuality, Medieval and Early Modern Italian courts, histories of fashion, material culture and constructions of aristocratic male beauty. His talk is titled “Thinking Through Fashion in Italian Renaissance Art.”
Image credit: “Portrait of a Young Man,” Cosmè Tura, Tempera on Wood, c.1470s. Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Doman OA, Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913.
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Further information
- Location: Rubendall Recital Hall
- Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Cost: Free