PhD Student; Renaissance Art, Social Media Co-Coordinator; GSHAAA, Senior Editor; SEQUITUR
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Danarenae Donato is a doctoral student studying early modern Italian art in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Boston University. She completed her undergraduate degree at Bucknell University before obtaining her Master’s degree from The Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Danarenae’s dissertation “The Makings of Merchants: Collecting Practices and Visual Culture of Early Modern Merchant Collectors” focuses on the collections and happenings of early modern merchants and their families. Her research considers topics of class, gender, civic practice, and immigration through interdisciplinary methodologies. Danarenae is also interested in the reception of antiquity and global artistic and cultural exchange. She has previously held positions in the Pascack Historical Society, Samek Art Museum, Studio Galleria Romanelli, and The Frick Collection.
Research Interests:
- Early Modern Italian Art
- Reception of Antiquity
- Global Intersections in Visual and Material Culture
2024-2025:
Social Media Co-Coordinator, Graduate Student History of Art & Architecture Association
2023-2024:
Social Media Co-Coordinator, Graduate Student History of Art & Architecture Association
Senior Editor, SEQUITUR
2022-2023;
Junior Editor, SEQUITUR
2021-2022:
Fundraising co-Coordinator, Graduate Student History of Art & Architecture Association
2020-2021:
Forum Co-Coordinator, Graduate Student History of Art & Architecture Association