Background
Levin, William Robert was born on October 22, 1948 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Fink and Louise (Oppenheimer) Levin.
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The Allegory of Mercy at the Misericordia in Florence: Historiography, Context, Iconography, and the Documentation of Confraternal Charity in the Trecento
(Scholars of Italian art often overlook the mid-fourteenth...)
Scholars of Italian art often overlook the mid-fourteenth-century Allegory of Mercy fresco inside the former headquarters of the Company of Santa Maria della Misericordia, located in the heart of Florence. In The Allegory of Mercy at the Misericordia in Florence, author William R. Levin provides the first complete analysis of the fresco, one of the richest artworks of its era in what it reveals about the society that engendered it and the organization that commissioned it. Intended as both didactic and inspirational, the Allegory of Mercy illustrates that the Misericordia provided a host of services to needy Florentines from as early as the Trecento, offering members and benefactors the opportunity to aid their neighbors while ensuring salvation for themselves. The book received the 2004 Southeastern College Art Conference Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication.
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William Robert Levin
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Education
Bachelor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1970. Master of Arts, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1983.
Career
Instructor Associate Colleges Midwest, Florence, Italy, 1977—1981. Assistant professor Mankato State University, Minnesota, 1983—1986, Center College, Danville, Kentucky, 1986—1992, associate professor, 1992—2001, professor, 2001—2010, professor emeritus, since 2010.
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The Allegory of Mercy at the Misericordia in Florence: Historiography, Context, Iconography, and the Documentation of Confraternal Charity in the Trecento
(Scholars of Italian art often overlook the mid-fourteenth...)
- Images of Love and Death in Late Medieval and Renaissance Art
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The Allegory of Mercy at the Misericordia in Florence: Historiography, Context, Iconography, and the Documentation of Confraternal Charity in the Trecento
Membership
Member governing board Mankato Area Arts Council, 1984—1986. Secretary Danville Architectural Review Board, 2000—2005. Member facilities and exhibits committee Community Arts Center, since 2003.
Member of College Art Association, Italian Art Society (member program committee 2004-2007), Southeast College Art Conference (board directors 1997—2003), Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Maria Grazia Nardelli, July 18, 1981. Children: Chiara Maria, Elena Stella.
Education
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1973
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1983
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Study fellow, International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, Florence, 1976-1977, Centre scholar, Centre College, 2001-2003, Heriot-Watt University and Adele Stodghill Research Professor, Center College, 2006.Study fellow, International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, Florence, 1976-1977, Centre scholar, Centre College, 2001-2003, Heriot-Watt University and Adele Stodghill Research Professor, Center College, 2006.