Dr Louise Marshall
BA (Hons 1st class) Melbourne, MA (Hons 1st class) Melbourne, PhD Pennsylvania
Senior Lecturer
Department Undergraduate Coordinator
School Undergraduate Coordinator
A26 - R.C. Mills Building
The University of Sydney
Telephone | +61 2 9351 3073 |
Fax | +61 2 9351 4212 |
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Research interests
- Italian Renaissance plague images, with a particular focus on the process of intercession and the protective role of images in coping with the experience of bubonic plague.
- The imagery and cult of the plague saints Sebastian and Roch, and the Virgin Mary as plague protector.
- St. Nicholas of Tolentino as a 'failed' plague saint.
- Disaster and the emotions.
- Death and the afterlife.
- Image and devotion in late medieval/early modern culture.
Current research students
Project title | Research student |
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"Marvellous inventions": Vitale da Bologna and the ingenuity of painting, 1330-1360 | Catherine BLAKE |
Selected grants
2014
- Emotions and the Visual in Early Modern Europe, in Crisis and in Health; Marshall L; ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions/Associate Investigator.
2012
- Trouble in Heaven: Emotions and the Plague in Renaissance Italy; Marshall L; ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions/Associate Investigator.
2010
- Healing Narratives: Renaissance cycles of Sebastian and Roch; Marshall L; Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney/Faculty Research Support Scheme.
2008
- Tintoretto and the Cult of Saint Roch: The Narratives of the Chiesa di San Rocco; Marshall L; Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation/Commonwealth Scholars' Grant for Independent Research in Venice and the Veneto on Venetian History.
2007
- The Imagery and Cult of St. Roch as Plague Saint in Renaissance Italy; Marshall L; University of Sydney/Research & Development.
- Saving Body and Soul in Renaissance Italy: Avoiding the Plague and Getting Out of Purgatory; Marshall L; Research Institute for the Humanities, University of Sydney/Writing Fellowship.
- A new plague saint for Renaissance Italy: Narrative and miracle in early cycles of St. Roch; Marshall L; Renaissance Society of America/Samuel H. Kress Fellowship in Renaissance Art History.
2003
- The imagery and cult of Nicholas of Tolentino as a Plague Saint; Marshall L; DVC Research/Research and Development Scheme: Research and Development (R&D).
Selected publications
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