Emily Thompson

Emily Thompson is a PhD candidate at Washington University in St. Louis specializing in early modern Italian sculpture and gardens. Her dissertation titled, "One as One Thousand: Giambologna's Samson Slaying a Philistine and the Intersections of Early Modern Florentine Art, Culture, and Alchemy," analyzes the making of the Samson and its place in early modern Florence by examining the socio-cultural, political, and artistic conditions that led to its creation, placement, and eventual status as a diplomatic gift. She also received her MA from WashU in May 2018. Her minor field focuses on early modern cross cultural and artistic exchange between "East" and "West" from 1500-1700. She is currently the student co-facilitator of the Early Modern Reading Group and a returning Graduate Fellow at the WashU Writing Center. Additionally, Emily has been selected to be a part of the Graduate Student Affairs Advisory Board for this academic year and she has been named the Mark S. Weil and Joan Hall Weil Professional Development Fellow for 2023-2024. She will complete her fellowship with the WashU Center for Teaching and Learning in the spring of 2024.