Richard Leson
- Associate Professor, Medieval Art and Architecture, Art History
- Department Chair, Art History
Education
- PhD, The Johns Hopkins University, 2007
- MA, The Johns Hopkins University, 2002
- BA, Mary Washington College, 1998
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 3–5 PM
Mitchell Hall 147F
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title | Meets |
|---|---|---|
| ARTHIST 326-001 | Chivalry and Spirituality: French Gothic Art and Architecture | MW 10am-11:15am |
| ARTHIST 326G-001 | Chivalry and Spirituality: French Gothic Art and Architecture | MW 10am-11:15am |
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
ArtHist 101: Ancient to Medieval Art and Architecture
ArtHist 324: Early Christian and Byzantine Art
ArtHist 325: Early Medieval Art in the West
ArtHist 327: Caliphs, Emirs, and Kings: Art and Architecture of Medieval Spain
ArtHist 323: Age of Apocalypse: Western European Art after the First Millennium
ArtHist 326: Chivalry and Spirituality: French Gothic Art and Architecture
ArtHist 328: Frankish Art of the Crusader Period in the Levant: Twelfth to Thirteenth Centuries
ArtHist 501: Undergraduate Colloquium in Method and Theory of Art History
Graduate
The Margins of Medieval Art
Medieval Narrative Arts
Relics and Reliquaries of the Middle Ages
Women and the Book
Women Patrons and Consumers of Art in the High & Late Middle Ages
Research Interests
The visual culture of the Middle Ages with specific concentrations in the areas of :
- Medieval manuscript illumination
- Heraldry
- Sigillography
- Devotional culture
- Gender studies
- Museum studies
- Visual and material culture of the Frankish Levant