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| Joseph Manca | | Professor | | Nina J. Cullinan Professor | | | | e-mail:manca@rice.edu | | | - B.A. 1978 University of Rochester
- M.A. 1980 Columbia University
- M.Phil. 1982 Columbia University
- Ph.D. 1986 Columbia University
| | | | Primary Department | | Department of Art History | |  |
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| Websites |
| | Faculty page, Art History website
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| | Joseph Manca, Department of Art History, Faculty Page
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| Research Areas |
| | Early American art and architecture. Italian Renaissance art and theory. |
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| Teaching Areas |
| | Art and architecture of Europe and America, c. 1400-1900 |
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| Selected Publications |
| | Abstracts |
| | Joseph Manca "Porches of Galveston-Houston." Cite: The Architecture and Design Review of Houston, 70 (Spring 2007) : 32-35. |
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| | Articles |
| | Joseph Manca "Dogs of Infamy in Lorenzo de' Medici's Birth Tray." In Press |
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| | Joseph Manca, "A Theology of Architecture: Edward Savage's Portrait of George Washington and his Family," Source: Notes in the History of Art, vol. 30, no. 1 (Fall 2011), pp. 29-36. |
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| | "Benvenuto Cellini and Two Memories of his Early Childhood." Studi di storia dell'arteIn Press |
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| | "On Michael Baxandall's Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy." Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art, VI (2005) : 96-135. |
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| | "On the Origins of the American Porch: Architectural Persistence in Hudson Valley Dutch Settlements." Winterthur PortfolioIn Press |
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| | Joseph Manca "Cenni di Pepo as Cimabue: Personality, Appearance, or Activity?." Source: Notes in the History of ArtIn Press |
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| | Manca, J. ""Cicero in America: Civic Virtue and Private Happiness in Charles Willson Peale's Portrait of William Paca"." American Art: The Journal of the Smithsonian American Art MuseumIn Press |
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| | Manca, J. ""Morality, Criticism, and Art History"." Newletter of the Association for Art History, Fall (2002) |
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| | Books |
| | Joseph Manca "George Washington's Eye: Landscape, Architecture, and Design at Mount Vernon." |
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| | Joseph Manca "Subject Matter in Italian Renaissance Art: A Study of Early Sources." In Revision |
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| | Joseph Manca "George Washington's Eye: Architecture, Landscape, and Art at Mount Vernon." In Press |
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| | Joseph Manca "Meaning in Italian Renaissance Art: The Evidence in Early Sources." In Revision |
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| | Joseph Manca "George Washington's Eye: Architecture, Landscape, and Art at Mount Vernon." In Revision |
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| | Joseph Manca "Meaning in Italian Renaissance Art: The Evidence in Early Sources." In Revision |
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| | Joseph Manca, Patrick Bade, Sarah Costello "1000 Sculptures of Genius." (2007) |
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| | "Andrea Mantegna and the Italian Renaissance." (2006) In Press |
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| | Boskovits and Brown, with Manca, et. al "Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century [The Collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington; Systematic Catalogue]." (2003) : 46-50, 214-229, 261-266, 283-186, 544-550, 600-601, and 655-665. |
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| | Joseph Manca "Moral Essays on the High Renaissance: Art in Italy in the Age of Michelangelo." |
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| | Joseph Manca "Cosme Tura: The Life and Art of a Court Painter in Estense Ferrara." |
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| | Book chapters |
| | Joseph Manca "Giorgio Vasari and Ascanio Condivi on the Iconography of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Frescoes." In Press |
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| | Joseph Manca ""Giorgio Vasari and Ascanio Condivi on the Iconography of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Frescoes"." In Press |
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| | Joseph Manca ""Giorgio Vasari and Ascanio Condivi on the Iconography of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling"." In Press |
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| | Joseph Manca "Erasing the Dutch: The Critical Reception of Hudson Valley Dutch Architecture, 1670-1840." Going Dutch: Four Centuries of Dutch Influence in the United States (2008) In Press |
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| | "Introduction: 1000 Paintings of Genius." In Press |
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| | Book reviews |
| | Joseph Manca "Review of "American Architecture, 1800-1850," by W. Barksdale Maynard." In Press |
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| | Joseph Manca "Review of "Terrain of Freedom: American Art and the Civil War"." The Journal of Southern History, 69, no. 3 (2003) : 699-700. |
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| | Other |
| | Joseph Manca ""Passion and Primitivism in Antonio Pollaiuolo's Battle of Naked Men"." Source: Notes in the History of Art, 20, no. 3 (Spring 2001) : 28-36. |
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| | Joseph Manca ""Style, Clarity, and Artistic Production in a Courtly Center: Some Myths about Ferrarese Painting of the Quattrocento"." Artibus et Historiae, 23, no. 43 (2001) : 55-63. |
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| | Joseph Manca ""The Quiet Revolution in Italian Painting that Vasari Overlooked"." The Kress Collection: Renaissance Master at the Birmingham Museum of Art |
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| | Joseph Manca "Constantia et forteza: Eleonora d'Aragon's Famous Matrons." Source: Notes in the History of Art, 19:2 (Winter 2000) : 13-20. |
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| | Joseph Manca "Moral Stance in Italian Renaissance Art: Image, Text, and Meaning ." Artibus et historiae (2000) |
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| | Joseph Manca "Style, Clarity, and Artistic Production in a Courtly Center: Some Myths about Ferrarese Painting of the Quattrocento." Artibus et Historiae (2000) |
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| | Joseph Manca "'Constantia et forteza': Eleonora d' Aragon's Famous Matrons." Source: Notes in the History of Art (In Press) |
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| | Joseph Manca "Classical Revival Architecture in Early Galveston." The Magazine Antiques (In Press) |
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| | Joseph Manca "Moral Stance in Italian Renaissance Art: Image, Text, and Meaning." Artibus et Historaire (In Press) |
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| | Joseph Manca "Passion and Primitivism in Antonio Pollajuolo's 'Battle of Naked Men'." Source: Notes in the History of Art (In Press) |
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| | Joseph Manca "Some Myths about Ferrarese Painting of the Quattrocento." Artibus et Historiae (In Press) |
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| | Eds. Charles Ross and JoAnne Cavalio "Boiardo and Ferrarese Art: Comparisons and Convergences." Fortune and Romance: Boiardo in America (1998) : 257-267. |
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| | Refereed Articles |
| | Joseph Manca ""Wordplay, Gesture, and Meaning in Leonardo da Vinci's Cecilia Gallerani,"." Word and Image: A Journal of Verbal/Visual InquiryIn Press |
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| | Joseph Manca ""A Matter of Style: The Question of Mannerism in Seventeenth-Century American Furniture"." Winterthur PortfolioIn Press |
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| | Joseph Manca ""Cicero in America: Civic Duty and Private Happiness in Charles Willson Peale's Portrait of William Paca"." American Art, 17 (2003) : 68-89. |
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| | Joseph Manca ""Some Aspects of the Patronage of Eleonora d'Aragona, Duchess of Ferrara"." Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art, 4 (2003) : 79-94. |
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| Presentations |
| | Invited Papers |
| | ""'Giorgio Vasari as Iconographer"." Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, San Antonio, Texas. (25 October 2002) |
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| | Invited Talks |
| | "George Washington's Eye: Landscape, Architecture, and Art at Mount Vernon." Archaeological Institute of America, Houston Chapter, Rice University. (13 November 2008) |
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| | Other |
| | ""The Quiet Revolution in Italian Painting that Vasari Overlooked"." The Kress Collection: Renaissance Masters at the Birmingham Museum of Art (symposium), Birmingham Museum of Art. (7 April 2001) |
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| | "A Question of Style: Renaissance and Mannerism in Early American Furniture." Historic Deerfield Summer Lecture Series, Deerfield, MA. (July 2000) |
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| | "Isabell's Mother: The Art Patronage of Eleonora d'Aragona, Duchess of Ferrara." Women Art Patrons and Collectors: Past and Present, New York Public Library, New York, NY. (March 20, 1999) |
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| | "Some Myths about Ferrarese Painting of the Quattrocento." Renaissance Ferrara 1450-1500: Art and Culture in the Age of Ercole de' Roberti and Dosso Dossi, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA. (June 18, 1999) |
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| Editorial Positions |
| | Member of the Editorial Board, Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art.
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| | Member of the Editorial Board, Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art.
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| | Member of the Editorial Board, Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art. (2003)
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| | Member of the Editorial Board, Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art. (2000 - NA)
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| | Advisory Board Member, Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art. (1999 - 1999)
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| Supervised Theses & Dissertations |
| | Joan Allouache, Ph.D. "The Solo Cantatas of Georg Friedrich Handel". (2003) (Committee Member)
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| | Joan Allouache, Ph.D. Nine Early Eighteenth Century Italian Cantatas on Librettos by Antonio Ottoboni. (2004) (Committee Member)
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| | Armando Lasa, Ph.D. A Loud City Overture. (2004) (Committee Member)
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| | Joan Allouache, Ph.D. George Friedrich Handel in Rome. (2004) (Committee Member)
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| | Sally Anne Schmidt, PhD Saving Galveston: A History of the Galveston Historical Foundation. (2008) (Committee Member)
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| | Aaron Alon, DMA Everest. (2009) (Committee Member)
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| | Wenli Zhou Meyer, Doctor of Musical Arts Piano Variations by Lizst, Lutoslawski, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff on a Theme by Paganini. (2012) (Committee Member)
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| | Jeewon Lee, DMA The First Movement Cadenzas for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466. (2012) (Committee Member)
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| | Natasha Mao, MA Staircases in Venetian Renaissance Painting. (2013) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
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| | Melisa Ramos Palermo, PhD Divine Love and the Bleeding Heart in Latin American and European Art of the Counter-Reformation. (2015) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
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| Awards, Prizes, & Fellowships |
| | Individual Fellowship, Humanities Research Center, Rice University (2009-2010),
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| | Cullinan Chair, (2007)
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| | Member, Advisory Board, Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art (2000)
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