Matthew K . Averett, PhD

Department

Fine & Performing Arts

Position

Professor

Articles

• Religions
  Pressing Metal, Pressing Politics: Papal Annual Medals, 1605-1700
  7:60 2016
• Routledge
  “Introduction: The Early Modern Child in Art and History,” in Matthew Knox Averett (ed.) The Early Modern Child in Art and History. New York.. 2015
• Routledge
  “Uncle Urban Raises the Barberini Nephews: Education and Expectatoins of Papal Nipote,” in Matthew Knox Averett (ed.) The Early Modern Child in Art and History. New York 2015
• Sixteenth Century Journal
  'Redditus orbis erat': The Political Rhetoric of Bernini's Fountains in Piazza Barberini
  45:1, p. 3-24 2014
• American Journal of Numismatics
  The Annual Medals of Pope Urban VIII Barberini
  25, p. 303-331 2013
• Discoveries
  Barberini Political Identity and Utilitarian Architecture in the Rome of Urban VIII
  29:1 2012
• Journal of Religion and Society
  Bernini’s Triton Fountain: War and Fountains in the Rome of Urban VIII
  Supplement 8, p. 119-132 2012
• Zeitschrift fur Kunstgeschichte
  Becoming Giorgio Cornaro: Titian’s Portrait of a Man with a Falcon
  74:4, p. 559-568 2011

Editing and Reviews

• Routledge
  The Early-Modern Child in Art and History, editor and contributor. New York. 2015
• CAA Reviews
  Genevieve Warwick (2013), Bernini: Art as Theatre. Reviewed by Matthew Knox Averett 2013
• Sixteenth Century Journal
  Sarah McPhee (2013) Bernini's Beloved: A Portrait of Costanza Piccolomini. Reviewed by Matthew Knox Averett.
  44:2, p. 602-603 2013
• Renaissance Quarterly
  Franco Mormando. Bernini: His Life and His Rome and The Life of Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Domenico Bernini: A Translation and Critical Edition, with Introduction and Commentary. Reviewed by Matthew Knox Averett
  65:2, p. 532-534 2012
• CAA Reviews
  Snodin and Llewellyn. Baroque 1620-1800: Style in the Age of Magnificence. Reviewed by Matthew Knox Averett. 2011
• Sixteenth Century Journal
  David M. Unger (2010) Guercino's Paintings and His Patron's Politics in Early Modern Italy. Reviewed by Matthew Knox Averett.
  42:3, p. 777-778 2011
• CAA Reviews
  Lisa A. Banner. The Religious Patronage of the Duke of Lerma, 1598-1621. Reviewed by Matthew Knox Averett 2010

Presentations

• "Cum nimis absurdum: Jews and the Urbanism of Oppression in Early-Modern Europe," Nürnberg 2017: Juden, Christen und Muslime im Zeitalter der Reformation, Nuremberg, Germany. 2017
• vigilat qui custodit eam: The Annual Medals of Pope Innocent XII. Kripke Center Annual Symposium, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2016
• "glorioso e celebre al Mondo: Bernini, Fame, and Numismatics," Sixty-second Annual Meetings of the Renaissance Society of America Meetings, Boston, MA. 2016
• "The Education of the Early-Modern Girl in Art and History," European Studies Conference, University of Nebraska, Omaha. 2015
• "Becoming Giorgio Cornaro: Titians Portrait of a Man with a Falcon," The Wilson Memorial Lecture Series, University of Nebraska Omaha. 2014
• "Pressing Metal, Pressing Politics: Papal Annual Medals, 1605-1700," Sixtieth Annual Meetings of the Renaissance Society of America Meetings, New York, NY. 2014
• "Poverty and Charity in the Rome of Pope Urban VIII," Early Modern Rome 2 Conference, Rome, Italy. 2013
• "Titians Madonna of the Rabbit," Exploring the Renaissance 2013: An International Conference, South-Central Renaissance Conference and the Society for Renaissance Art History, Omaha, NE. 2013
• "Numismatic Art at the Intersection of Familial and Papal Politics," European Studies Conference, University of Nebraska, Omaha. 2012
• "Jesuits and the Arts," Catholic Comment Podcast, Center for Catholic Thought, Creighton University. 23 April 2012. http://cucatholicctr.org/2012/04/jesuits-and-the-arts/ 2012
• "Barberini Politics and the Annuale Medals of Pope Urban VIII," Fifty-Eighth Annual Meetings of the Renaissance Society of America, Washington, D.C. 2012
• "Architecture and the Politics of Utility in Barberini Rome," Exploring the Renaissance 2012: An International Conference, South-Central Renaissance Conference and the Society for Renaissance Art History, New Orleans, LA. 2012
• "Gianlorenzo Berninis Fontana del Tritone: War and Fountains in the Rome of Urban VIII," Fifty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 2011
• "Titians Portrait of Giorgio Cornaro with a Falcon," Joslyn Late til 8: Raptor Rapture: An Evening of Renaissance Falconry, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE. 2010
• "Falconry in the Art and Literature of the Italian Renaissance," CU at Joslyn Lecture Series, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE. 2010
• "Secrecy and the Renaissance Artist," Exploring the Renaissance 2010: An International Conference, South-Central Renaissance Conference and the Society for Renaissance Art History, Corpus Christi, TX. 2010
• "The Piazza Barberini: Claiming a Space in Baroque Rome," Midwest Art History Society Annual Conference, Omaha, NE. 2010
• "The Perfect Courtier: Titians Portrait of Giorgio Cornaro with a Falcon," Exploring the Renaissance 2009: An International Conference, South-Central Renaissance Conference and the Society for Renaissance Art History, Hot Springs, AR. 2009
• "The Nicosia Master Plan: Bi-communal Urban Planning and Peace Building in the Divided Capital of Cyprus. Faculty Friday, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2009
• "Secrecy and Revelation in the Character, Art, and Career of Gianlorenzo Bernini," The Secret Spaces of Early Modern Europe Symposium, University of Southern California/Huntington Library Early Modern Studies Institute, Los Angeles, CA. 2009
• "La Dolce Vita and the Via Veneto, Rome," European Studies Conference, University of Nebraska at Omaha. 2007
• "Society and Architecture in Crusader Cyprus," Crusades: Medieval Worlds in Conflict International Symposium, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. 2006