Christine Baltay

On July 9, Christine Baltay gave a paper, “Uncommon Curiosity: Caravaggio’s Early Collectors,” at a conference entitled Collectors and Display at the Institute for Historical Research, London.

After receiving a B.A.in English Literature Marymount Manhattan College, Christine Baltay discovered art history at the Ecole du Louvre. On completing her diploma she went on to earn a doctoral degree at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Professor Baltay has taught in the United States and in France. She has been teaching at The American University of Paris since 1983. Dr. Baltay has also been a lecturer for Christie’s Education for over ten years. Her specialization is centered in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; current research is focused on the history of collecting in eighteenth century France.

"Gateways: Wider Horizons for a Eurocentric Curriculum" in The International University: Local and Global Roles, London, 1998.

Master Drawings from the Louvre and National Museums in Paris, volume I, The Renaissance, 65 catalogue entries, Tokyo, 1996.

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