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Emma P. Holter (PhD candidate) and Dr. Noah Randolph (’26) presented at the annual Association for Art History conference in Cambridge, UK

Published by Jane Evans on April 13, 2026

Emma presented the paper “Isabella Piccini: A Nun-Printmaker in 17th-Century Venice” in the panel titled ‘Women in Print before 1800.’ This paper stemmed from Emma’s Research Fellowship with Save Venice Inc. where she supported the Women Artists of Venice initiative, which seeks to recover the history of female artists in early modern Venice and the Veneto. Noah presented the paper “Claiming Independence/Claiming Columbus” in the session titled ‘Unstable Monuments: Nation, States, Spaces, and Conflicts in Public Sculpture 1811-1947.’ His paper stemmed from his Ph.D. dissertation, which he defended the week prior.

Emma Holter (Ph.D. candidate) presentation at the annual Renaissance Society of America conference

Published by Jane Evans on March 5, 2026

Emma Holter (Ph.D. candidate) recently presented at the annual Renaissance Society of America conference in San Francisco. Her paper was titled “Isabella Piccini (1644-1734): A Cloistered Female Printmaker” and highlighted the work of an understudied nun-printmaker in seventeenth-century Venice. This paper stemmed from Emma’s Research Fellowship with Save Venice Inc. where she supported the Women Artists of Venice initiative, which seeks to recover the history of female artists in early modern Venice and the Veneto. She presented her research in a panel sponsored by Save Venice, alongside Temple professor Dr. Tracy Cooper, and their respondent was Dr. Peter Lukehart, Temple alumnus and Associate Dean of CASVA. Emma will be presenting a version of her paper on Isabella Piccini at the upcoming Association for Art History conference in Cambridge, UK.