Dr Silvia Davoli
Silvia Davoli holds a Ph.D. in Cultural History and History of Art that focuses on the collections of Eastern and European art formed by the Parisian banker and Republican Henry Cernuschi (1821-1896) (forthcoming publication with Brill). Her specialization in the History of Collections reflects her research methodology, which privileges a multidisciplinary and cultural approach, encompassing the material and economic realities and the history of mentalities. She also specialises in provenance research as a way to illuminate the social, economic and historic context in which objects were produced and collected.
Her current research focuses on Orientalism and Jewish collecting culture.
Since 2013 she has been a Research Curator at Strawberry Hill House and undertook a major research into the provenance of the collection of the 18th-century collector and art historian Horace Walpole, which resulted in an exhibition held in 2018-2019.
Featured Publication:
Jewish Dealers and the European Art Market, c. 1860-1940: Negotiating Cultural Modernity
Edited by Silvia Davoli and Tom Stammers
With a wide variety of illustrations, including paintings, decorative arts, historic photographs and archival material, the volume adopts a mix of methodological approaches to analyse a key chapter in Jewish cultural history and in the history of the international art market.
Published 23 January 2025
Hardback 336pp
ISBN 9781350473683 Bloomsbury Visual Arts
