Bruce Edelstein

Bruce Edelstein is Coordinator for Graduate Programs and Advanced Research at New York University (NYU) Florence. He has held fellowships at Villa I Tatti and the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence. In 2014, he was named Honorary Member of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno di Firenze. His publications include: articles on Eleonora di Toledo’s biography, iconography and artistic patronage; studies on sixteenth-century Medici gardens; and chapters on works by Medici court painters and sculptors, such as Bronzino, Cellini, Pontormo and Tribolo. His book, Eleonora di Toledo and the Creation of the Boboli Gardens, is expected in June 2022.