Susanna Caviglia | Scholars@Duke

Susanna Caviglia
Assistant Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies

Susanna Caviglia received her degrees from the Sapienza University in Rome and the Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris. She teaches courses on Early Modern Art and Culture. Her research interests focus on French and Italian Art in the long Eighteenth century, Early Modern theories of drawing and the artistic creative process, a critical investigation of the body in art, and cross-cultural and artistic relationships in Early Modern Europe. Her books include Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1700-1777 (2012), and three edited volumes: L’événement “tragique ” aux époques moderne et contemporaine: définition, représentations (with Michel Cassan, 2009); Le prince et les arts en France et en Italie, XIVe-XVIIIe siècles (2011); and Body Narratives: Motion and Emotion in the French Enlightenment (2017). Before joining the department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies of Duke University, Professor Caviglia taught at the University of Limoges (France) and the University of Chicago. In France, she acquired curatorial expertise working at the Centre Georges Pompidou, the musée Condé in Chantilly and the musée du Louvre; she co-curated the exhibition Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777), le dessin à l’origine de la création artistique at the musée des Beaux-Arts in Nîmes (2012). Her current projects include a study of rococo history painting, which examines how this genre participated in constructing the image of Louis XV’s peaceful and stable regime founded on a culture of leisure. With Niall Atkinson, she is investigating the aesthetics of wandering that constituted the experience of Rome for Early Modern French travelers. Professor Caviglia is the Editor-in-Chief of the series The Body in Art (Brepols, 2017-).

Office Hours

By appointment

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2017

Contact Information

114 S. Buchanan Blvd, Bay 9, Room A292, Durham, NC 27708
susanna.caviglia@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (France) 2002
- M.A., Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (France) 1998
- B.A., Università Degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza (Italy) 1996
Expertise
Subject Headings
- Cross-cultural studies
- Visual studies and visual culture
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
  - France (Country)
  - Italy (Country)
- Research
  - France (Country)
  - Turkey (Country)
Research
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Visiting Fellowship awarded by Bard Graduate Center 2019
- David L. Paletz Innovative Teaching Fund awarded by Duke University 2018
- David L. Paletz Innovative Teaching Fund awarded by Duke University 2018
- David L. Paletz Innovative Teaching Fund awarded by Duke University 2017
- Course Arts Resource Fund awarded by University of Chicago 2015
- Course Arts Resource Fund awarded by University of Chicago 2014
- Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality awarded by University of Chicago 2014
- France Chicago Center Award awarded by University of Chicago 2014
- Grant of the City of Limoges awarded by City of Limoges 2011
- Grant of the Conseil Régional du Limousin awarded by Conseil Régional du Limousin 2011
- Grant of the Conseil Régional du Limousin awarded by Conseil Régional du Limousin 2010
- Grant of the Conseil Régional du Limousin awarded by Conseil Régional du Limousin 2007
- Fellowship of the École Française de Rome awarded by École Française de Rome 2003
- Fellowship of Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale awarded by Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale 1997 - 1998
- Fellowship of European Union awarded by European Union 1995 - 1996
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Caviglia, S. History, painting, and the seriousness of pleasure in the age of Louis XV. Liverpool,: Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, Liverpool University Press, February 28, 2020. (Monograph)
  - Body Narratives: Motion and Emotion in French Enlightenment. Edited by Caviglia, S.: Brepols, 2017. (Edited Book)
  - Caviglia-Brunel, S. Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1700-1777. 2012. (Monograph)
  - Le prince et les arts en France et en Italie (XIVe-XVIIIe siècle). Edited by Caviglia, S.: Presses universitaires de Limoges, 2011. (Edited Book)
  - Le prince et les arts en France et en Italie (XIVe-XVIIIe siècle). Edited by Caviglia, S.: Presses universitaires de Limoges, 2011. (Edited Book)
  - L’événement “tragique” aux époques moderne et contemporaine: définition, représentations. Edited by Caviglia, S and Cassan, M.: Presses universitaires de Limoges, 2009. (Edited Book)
- Academic Articles
  - Atkinson, N, and Caviglia, S. "Making sense of Rome in the eighteenth century: walking and the French aesthetic imagination." Word & Image 34, no. 3 (July 3, 2018): 216-236. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Caviglia, S. "Life drawing and the crisis of historia in French eighteenth-century painting." Art History 39, no. 1 (February 1, 2016): 40-69. Full Text
  - Caviglia, S. "Aux limites de l’Histoire. Le Grand Genre à l’épreuve des règles de l’art." Romantisme 169 (2015): 19-31.
  - Caviglia, S. "Charles-Joseph Natoire. Le dessin à l’origine de la création." Dossier De L’Art 196 (2012): 10-25.
  - Caviglia, S. "Arrêt sur une oeuvre. Quatre oeuvres de l’exposition commentées." Dossier De L’Art 196 (2012): 26-33.
  - Caviglia, S. "Les techniques graphiques au XVIIIe siècle." Dossier De L’Art 196 (2012): 34-41.
  - Caviglia, S. "Peinture d’histoire et tapisserie au XVIIIIe siècle." Archéo Théma (2012): 37-43.
  - Caviglia, S. "Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777): un peintre oublié?." Revue D’Auvergne Collected essays, Figures oubliées, figures de l’oubli. Les vicissitudes du goût en peinture au XVIIIe siècle (2008): 105-116.
  - Caviglia, S. "M.P.G. de Chabanon et J.S. Duplessis: un idéal de vérité." Revue Musicorum (2008): 8-12.
  - Caviglia, S. "Des finalités du dessin chez Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777)." Revue De L’Art 143 (2004): 35-48.
  - Caviglia, S. "Le voyage d’étude en Italie du Nord d’un pensionnaire du roi au début du XVIIIe siècle, Charles-Joseph Natoire." Les Cahiers D’Histoire De L’Art (2003): 109-125.
  - Caviglia, S. "Charles-Joseph Natoire et les peintres italiens de son temps." Gazette Des Beaux Arts July-August (2001): 41-60.
  - Caviglia, S. "Les dessins de Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777) au musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon." Bulletin Des Musées Et Monuments Lyonnais 4 (2000): 22-37.
- Book Sections
  - Caviglia, S. "Rococo Classicisms: Mapping Corporeality." In Classicisms, edited by Norman, LF and Leonard, A, 43-55. Chicago, Illinois,: Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, 2017. (Essay) Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Caviglia, S. "The crisis of narration in Eighteenth-century French History Painting." In Painting and Narrative in France, from Poussin to Gauguin, translated by Cooke, PD and Lubbren, N.: Routledge, June 15, 2016. (Chapter) Link to Item
  - Caviglia, S. "La sociabilité à l’Académie de France à Rome sous le directorat de Charles-Joseph Natoire (1751-1775)." In Artistes, savants et amateurs : Art et sociabilité au XVIIIe siècle (1715-1815). art et sociabilité au XVIIIe siècle (1715-1815), edited by Gorse, A, Fripp, J, Manceau, N and Struckmeyer, N, 77-85. 2016. (Chapter)
  - Caviglia, S. "'Della novità in pittura.’ Dal concetto poussinesco alla pratica settecentesca." ,edited by Cecchini, S, Meyer, S, Piva, C and Rolfi, S, 222-227.: Campisano editore, 2016.
  - Caviglia, S. "Du Sacré au Profane: problèmes de sécularisation de l’image en France au XVIIIe siècle." In Le sacré en question Bible et mythes sur les scènes du XVIIIe siècle, edited by Ferrier, B, 141-159.: Classiques Garnier, July 8, 2015. (Chapter)
  - Caviglia, S. "Corps représentés, corps présentés. La crise du mouvement chez Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777)." In Watteau aux confluents des arts. Les caractères de la danse, edited by Toutain, V and Rauseo, C, 347-357.: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2014. (Chapter)
  - Caviglia, S. "'Réduits à nous hucher sur des portes’. La peinture d’histoire comme décor au XVIIIe siècle: le déclassement d’un genre?." In Classement, déclassement, reclassement de l’Antiquité à nos jours, edited by Chabaud, G, 175-193.: Presses Universitaires de Limoges et du Limousin, March 28, 2011. (Chapter)
  - Caviglia, S, Duprez, E, and Rondot, B. "La restauration du Cabinet des Fables de l’hôtel Dangé et la question du décor intérieur au XVIIIe siècle." In La Restauration des peintures et des sculptures. Connaissance et reconnaissance de l’oeuvre, edited by Kairis, P, Sarrazin, B and Trémolières, F, 269-296.: Armand Colin, 2011. (Chapter)
  - Caviglia, S. "Sans peur et sans crainte: l’enlèvement des femmes dans la peinture d’histoire en France au XVIIIe siècle." In L’ennemi intime. La peur: perceptions, expressions, effets, edited by Chevaud, F, 61-69.: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2011. (Essay)
  - Caviglia, S. "Les débats sur la localisation de l’Académie de France au XVIIIe siècle ou la crise du paradigme romain." In Voyage d'artistes en Italie du Nord, XVIe-XIXe siècle, edited by Meyer, V and Pujalte, M, 21-32.: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2010. (Essay)
  - Caviglia, S. "Peindre le cortège au présent: L’inauguration de la statue équestre du Roi de Joseph-Marie Vien (1763) et la question de l’histoire contemporaine." In Cortèges en ville du Moyen Age à nos jours, edited by Cassan, M and D'Hollander, P, 97-114.: Presses Universitaires de Limoges, 2007. (Essay)
  - Caviglia, S. "Les écrits sur l’art et l’opinion publique au XVIIIe siècle: l’année 1747." In Des usages publiques de l’écriture, edited by Cassan, M and Heller, A, 35-48.: Presses Universitaires de Limoges, 2006. (Essay)
  - Caviglia, S. "Pittori francesi e paesaggio italiano (1730-1760)." In Pittura di paesaggio in Italia. Il Settecento, edited by Ottani Cavina, A and Galbi, E, 59-75.: Electa, 2005. (Chapter)
  - Caviglia, S. "La décoration de la chapelle de l’hospice des Enfants-Trouvés par Charles-Joseph Natoire." In Autour de Notre-Dame, edited by Erlande-Brandenburg, A, Leniaud, JM, Loyer, F and Michel, C, 174-177.: Collection Paris et son patrimoine, 2003. (Essay)
- Book Reviews
  - Caviglia, S. "French Rome during the Enlightenment. Capital of Antiquity and crossroads of Europe (1769-1791)." Revue De L Art , no. 176 (June 2012): 77-77. Link to Item
  - Caviglia, S. "Review of ‘La Rome des Français au temps des Lumières. Capitale de l’Antique et carrefour de l’Europe (1769-1791)’, by G. Montègre (École française de Rome, 2011)." La Rome Des Français Au Temps Des Lumières. Capitale De L’Antique Et Carrefour De L’Europe (1769 1791) Revue de l’Art (2012): 77-77.
  - Caviglia, S. "Review of ‘Il Settecento a Roma’, exhibition catalogue (Silvana Editoriale, 2005)." Il Settecento a Roma Bulletin de l’Association des Historiens de l’Art Italien (2007): 143-144.
  - Caviglia, S. "Review of ‘Anne Vallayer-Coster: peintre à la cour de Marie-Antoinette’, exhibition catalogue (Somogy éditions d’Art, 2002)." Anne Vallayer Coster. Peintre À La Cour De Marie Antoinette (2005): 164-165.
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