Richard Leson
- Associate Professor, Medieval Art and Architecture, Art History
- Department Chair, Art History
Education
- PhD, The Johns Hopkins University, 2007
- BA, Mary Washington College, 1998
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
- ARTHIST 101 - Ancient to Medieval Art and Architecture
- ARTHIST 220 - The Beginning of Medieval Art
- ARTHIST 324 - Art and Architecture of Byzantium
- ARTHIST 325 - Early Medieval Art in the West
- ARTHIST 327 - Art and Architecture of Islamic Spain
- ARTHIST 329 - Art and Architecture of the Late Middle Ages
- ARTHIST 425 - Romanesque Art and Architecture
- ARTHIST 426 - French Gothic Art and Architecture
- ARTHIST 704 - Introduction to Art Museum Studies II
- ARTHIST 720 - Relics and Reliquaries of the Middle Ages
- ARTHIST 720 - Medieval Narrative Arts
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
- Art associated with the crusades
Selected Publications
Leson, Richard A.“‘Partout la figure du lion’: Thomas of Marle and the Enduring Legacy of the Coucy Donjon Tympanum” Speculum93.1 (2018): 27-71.
Leson, Richard A.“A Constellation of Crusade: The Resafa Heraldry Cup and the Aspirations of Raoul I, Lord of Coucy” The Crusades and Visual CultureEd. Lapina, Elizabeth. Ashgate. (2015): 75-90.
Leson, Richard A.“Reconstructing the Tomb of Robert of Cassel in Warneton” Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and ArchitectureIV.4 (Autumn 2014) Ed. Blick, Sarah. (2015): 128-151.
Leson, Richard A.“The Pathways of Salvation: Spatiality and Devotion in the Bute Psalter” Gesta53.2 (2014): 129-154.
Leson, Richard A.“Chivalry and Alterity: Saladin and The Remembrance of Crusade in a Walters Histoire d’Outremer” Journal of the Walters Art Museum68. (2011): 87-96.
Leson, Richard A.“Heraldry and Identity in the Psalter-Hours of Jeanne of Flanders (Manchester, John Rylands Library, Ms. lat. 117)” Studies in Iconography32. (2011): 155-98.