Paula Nuttall gained her B.A. and Ph.D from the Courtauld, writing her doctoral thesis on the reception of Netherlandish painting in fifteenth-century Florence. She is a specialist in artistic relations between Italy and Northern Europe, and has published widely in this field, notably from Flanders to Florence: the Impact of Netherlandish Painting, 1400-1500 (Yale University Press, 2004).
She was a member of the Scientific Committee for the exhibition Firenze e gli antichi Paesi Bassi at the Pitti Palace, Florence (2008), and co-curated the exhibition Face to Face: Flanders, Florence and Renaissance Painting at the Huntington Art Collection, San Marino, California (2013).
Paula is Director of the V&A Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Year Course, and as a member of the V&A Adult Learning team, lectures and consults on a number of V&A courses. She lectures for a range of other UK institutions including the National Gallery and Christies Education, and from 2005-2013 was Adjunct Professor on the London program of Grinnell College.
She is interested in all aspects of artistic exchange between fifteenth-century Italy and northern Europe, particularly Florence and the Netherlands. Current research interests include Memling’s responses to Italian renaissance sculpture, and Piero di Cosimo’s responses to Netherlandish painting.
Additional Interests
Teaching
- 2015-16 Visiting lecturer, MA: Continuity and Innovation: Reframing Italian Renaissance Art (with Dr Scott Nethersole and Dr Guido Rebecchini)
- 2012-13 Visiting lecturer, MA: Art in Florence and Central Italy (with Dr Scott Nethersole)