Neoplatonic Aesthetics

Liana De Girolami Cheney, PhD is presently a Visiting Scholar in Art History at the Università di Aldo Moro in Bari, Italy, and Investigadora de Historia de Arte, SIELAE, Universidad de Coruña, Spain. She received her BS/BA in psychology and philosophy from the University of Miami, Florida, her MA in history of art and aesthetics from the University of Miami, Florida and her PhD in Italian Renaissance and Baroque from Boston University, Massachusetts. Dr. Cheney is Renaissance and Mannerist scholar, author, and coauthor of numerous articles and books, including: The Symbolism of 'Vanitas' in the Arts, Literature, and Music; Neoplatonic Aesthetics: Music, Literature and the Visual Arts; Giorgio Vasari¿s Teachers: Sacred and Profane Love; Giuseppe Arcimboldo: The Magic Paintings; Self-Portraits by Women Painters; Giorgio Vasari¿s Artistic and Emblematic Manifestations; Edward Burne-Jones¿s Mythical Paintings; and Agnolo Bronzino: The Florentine Muse.