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Andrew Griebeler

Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Art, Art History & Visual Studies

Overview


Andrew Griebeler studies the intersections of art, science, and the natural world in the medieval Mediterranean. He received a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies and the History of Art from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Botanical Icons: Critical Practices of Illustration in the Premodern Mediterranean (University of Chicago Press, 2024).

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies · 2025 - Present Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies · 2024 - Present Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies · 2025 - Present Religious Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published May 12, 2025
Podcast with Michael Motia on Botanical Icons
Published January 27, 2025
Bryn Mawr Classical Review: Book Review of Botanical Icons
Published December 3, 2024
An Agora of Ideas: Seeger Center Director Dimitri Gondicas in conversation with Andrew Griebeler

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Recent Publications


The Trouble with Statues in the Paris Gregory

Journal Article Mitteilungen zur spätantiken Archäologie und byzantinischen Kunstgeschichte · 2025 Link to item Cite

Herbarium data and herbaria as extended archives for humanities research

Journal Article Botany · January 1, 2025 Herbaria house essential resources of value to disciplines across the university. Engagements with herbaria in the humanities often escape the attention of botanists and university leadership, despite their potential to attract more audiences and demonstra ... Full text Cite

Flowers of Aloe vera from Medieval manuscripts to Renaissance printed books

Journal Article Aldrovandiana. Historical Studies in Natural History · July 12, 2024 L’Aloe vera è un prodotto erboristico popolare e i suoi estratti fanno parte di un’industria multimilionaria. Le aloe sono state usate come rimedio in tutto il mondo per secoli. Per esaminare come la conoscenza dell’aloe si sia evoluta dal periodo ... Full text Open Access Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Berkeley · 2019 Ph.D.

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