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Jill Burke is British historian, art historian and writer best known for her work on the art and culture of Renaissance Italy. She is Professor of Renaissance Visual and Material Culture in the University of Edinburgh School of History, Classics and Archaeology.[1][2] Her work has appeared in The Guardian[3] and The Daily Telegraph,[4] and BBC Radio 4[5]

Biography

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Burke was born in Leeds, UK and studied at Benton Park School. She completed her undergraduate studies in Modern History at Trinity College Oxford, then went on to an MA and then PhD at Courtauld Institute of Art.

She was a postdoctoral fellow at Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance research 2000-1 and joined History of Art at the University of Edinburgh as a Research Fellow in 2003, then going on to becoming a lecturer, senior lecturer and chair at Edinburgh College of Art after the 2011 merger between the two institutions. She moved to the History department in 2023.[6]

Works

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  • Changing Patrons: Social Identity and the Visual Arts in Renaissance Florence, 2004. ISBN 9780271023625
  • edited Rethinking the High Renaissance, Routledge, 2012. ISBN 9781409425588
  • The Italian Renaissance Nude, Yale University Press, 2018. ISBN 9780300201567
  • co-edited The Renaissance Nude, 2018–19,
  • How to Be a Renaissance Woman, 2024 ISBN 9781639365906 [7][8][9][10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Professor Jill Burke | University of Edinburgh". www.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  2. ^ "Jill Burke". University of Edinburgh Research Explorer. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ "Jill Burke | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  4. ^ "Jill Burke | The Telegraph". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  5. ^ "How To Be A Renaissance Woman | BBC Radio r". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  6. ^ "About". JILL BURKE - Historian | Author | Historical Consultant. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  7. ^ Meltzer, Marisa (2024-01-02). "16th-Century Beauty Secrets, Revealed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  8. ^ Rothfeld, Becca (2023-12-20). "Review | A delightful look back at how the Renaissance changed beauty standards". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  9. ^ "How to Be a Renaissance Woman by Jill Burke: An erudite, witty and engaging history of cosmetics and beauty". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  10. ^ "Mint, wax, poisonous plants: beauty tips from Renaissance Italy". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  11. ^ Eagar, Charlotte (2024-02-26). "How to look beautiful – the Renaissance way". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  12. ^ McKenzie, Dr Louisa (2024-06-12). "The beauty secrets of Renaissance ladies". The Times. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
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