The Author: Liana De Girolami Cheney, Professor of Art History, Chairperson of the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, is author and coauthor of numerous books, including Botticelli’s Neoplatonic Images (1983); The Paintings of the Casa Vasari (1985); Symbolism of Vanitas in the Arts (1992); Readings in Italian Mannerism (Peter Lang, 1997); Self-Portraits of Women Painters (2000); Neoplatonism and the Arts (2002); Essays on Women Artists: «The Most Excellent» (2003); Neoplatonic Aesthetics: Music, Literature and the Visual Arts (Peter Lang, 2004); and The Homes of Giorgio Vasari (Peter Lang, 2006).

The Author: Liana De Girolami Cheney, Professor of Art History, Chairperson of the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, is author and coauthor of numerous books, including Botticelli’s Neoplatonic Images (1983); The Paintings of the Casa Vasari (1985); Symbolism of Vanitas in the Arts (1992); Readings in Italian Mannerism (Peter Lang, 1997); Self-Portraits of Women Painters (2000); Neoplatonism and the Arts (2002); Essays on Women Artists: «The Most Excellent» (2003); Neoplatonic Aesthetics: Music, Literature and the Visual Arts (Peter Lang, 2004); and The Homes of Giorgio Vasari (Peter Lang, 2006).

The Author: Liana De Girolami Cheney, Professor of Art History, Chairperson of the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, is author and coauthor of numerous books, including Botticelli’s Neoplatonic Images (1983); The Paintings of the Casa Vasari (1985); Symbolism of Vanitas in the Arts (1992); Readings in Italian Mannerism (Peter Lang, 1997); Self-Portraits of Women Painters (2000); Neoplatonism and the Arts (2002); Essays on Women Artists: «The Most Excellent» (2003); Neoplatonic Aesthetics: Music, Literature and the Visual Arts (Peter Lang, 2004); and The Homes of Giorgio Vasari (Peter Lang, 2006).