digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This tomb, the earliest commissioned by the Pazzi family at Santa Croce in Florence, has been a complicated one! Check out the current thinking at: sepoltuario.iath.virginia.edu/memorials/10... 020
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026If you had to tell the #history of Western #art in 50 objects, what would you choose? Object 13 drops on Friday. Subscribe now so you don't miss it! anneleader.substack.com/s/annes-top-50 041
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The first two units of my series "A #History of Western #Art" are now free to all. Please enjoy and share.open.substack.comA History of Western ArtIntroduces readers to the historical and intellectual content of Western art, exploring all media, including architecture, in terms of history, style, meaning, and social context. 041
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 14/05/2026On Friday we will be 20% through our history of art in 50 objects. Get all caught up and subscribe to receive 10 of 50 in your inbox. anneleader.substack.com/s/annes-top-50 021
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 13/05/2026So thrilled to have Digital Sepoltuario featured in the Culture section of Corriere Fiorentino. Only available through the Corriere della Sera edicola app or at this link, unfortunately, but still a thrill! pressreader.com/article/2817... 042
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Very excited that @sepoltuario.bsky.social has made the local Florentine news! 021
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Of course, I’m then digitizing everything to put into @sepoltuario.bsky.social. Well, not everything. Really the results of my analysis go into the database. Findable through good ol’ Google and an AI chatbot near you. 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Have you subscribed yet? We continue with our survey on Tuesday and the next installment in ancient Egyptian art. Get it ad-free in your inbox by signing up now! anneleader.substack.com/p/the-art-of...anneleader.substack.comThe Art of Ancient EgyptWriting in pictorial code 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Last night was truly the best presentation I’ve ever had the privilege to give. Descendants of a tomb installed in January 1384 were there! And, the owner of the autograph Sepoltuario manuscript, now available to read on @sepoltuario.bsky.social 081
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Through 27 April you can get a copy of my book for 40% off! That's 340 Pages with 205 color illustrations for 39 bucks with code UIUDAY26. Get one for the Italophile in your life today! iupress.org/978025335567...iupress.orgThe Badia of FlorenceSanta Maria di Firenze, an ancient, venerable Benedictine abbey (called the Badia) located in the heart of Florence, is the subject of Anne Leader's new book... 032
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 10/04/2026It’s Friday! open.substack.com/pub/annelead...open.substack.comObject 5 of 50: The Great Pyramids (Egypt)Condos made of stone-a 031
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Working on a manuscript in the Biblioteca Moreniana that includes drawings of lost tombs. A marble font was in the Oratory of S. Maria delle Grazie, torn down in 1874. I came across this amazing photo of Florentines crossing the destroyed bridge in 1944. Let's hope we don't repeat this on #BridgeDay 010
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 04/04/2026They fall asleep. Three times, Jesus asks them to keep watch. Three times, they fail. As I wait to leave for my midnight shift in this year's Easter Vigil, I sympathize. #GoodFriday #arthistory #Easteropen.substack.comThe Shadow of the Agony of SpiritMatthew 26:36–46 041
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 04/04/2026A yellow cloak in a sea of noise, weapons, and confusion. The next shadow in my Easter art series moving from the Last Supper to Gethsemane, and now the arrest. #HolySaturday #Easter #arthistoryanneleader.substack.comThe Shadow of the ArrestMatthew 26:47–50 021
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 04/04/2026At the Last Supper, every disciple asks the same question: “Is it I, Lord?” This Good Friday, I’m reflecting on how artists have captured that moment of shock, fear, and recognition—and why it still resonates. #GoodFriday #arthistory #Easteropen.substack.comGood Friday ShadowsTonight’s Good Friday service reminded me of many paintings I have met over the years studying and teaching the history of art. 131
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026On this #GoodFriday, I'm sharing a set of art-based meditations on the Passion of Jesus that I created years ago for a community prayer vigil. If this day is meaningful for you, or if you just are curious about which artworks I chose, I hope it offers something thoughtful to reflect on.anneleader.substack.comMeditations on the Death of JesusThis post is part of my occasional series reflecting on works of art in the context of current events. 121
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026In light of the one-year anniversary of the #DOGE destruction of the National Endowment for the Humanities, I thought I'd share some thoughts on the value of the #humanities and importance of #NEH in a 🧵 /1 242
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioNEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 02/04/2026It's one year to the day since Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities staff arrived at work to panicked emails from our grantees; they'd received notices of the sudden termination of their #NEH grants. We had no idea what was happening - it was pure chaos. One year on, we continue to fight for you. 0155
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Who out there has heard of the Martyr Saints Antenogene, Aretimo fanciullo, Sellana, or Paterpia? I will be most impressed if so. books.google.it/books?id=w5w... p. 35books.google.itNotizie istoriche delle chiese fiorentine divise ne' suoi quartieri opera di Giuseppe Richa della Compagnia di Gesù accademico fiorentino, e socio Colombario. Tomo primo [- decimo postumo ed ultimo] .... 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026For the Sumerians, prayer didn't stop when they left the temple. They left figures behind to pray for them. Wide-eyed and unblinking for over 4,000 years. Latest in the series dropped early. Enjoy and share! anneleader.substack.com/p/waiting-fo...anneleader.substack.comWaiting for the godsSumerian votive figures 021
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026New series starts March 13! substack.com/@anneleader/...substack.comAnne Leader (@anneleader)Starting tomorrow AM catch my new series Anne's History of Art in 50 Objects. Please subscribe and share! https://anneleader.substack.com/ 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 13/02/2026I keep working on @sepoltuario.bsky.social because I care about the project, but it is not easy to be an independent scholar. My entire income is based on grants, fellowships, and paid subscribers and donors to my #Substack /11 anneleader.substack.comanneleader.substack.comArt History with Anne Leader | SubstackArt historian, digital humanist, Italy lover, native Texan now in Auburn, AL. Click to read Art History with Anne Leader, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers. 111
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 19/02/2026This article is fascinating. Not surprising, but fun to see, that joining a friary was good not only for your spiritual but also your physical health. Would be very interesting to know whether a female convent had the same level of healthy, omnivores. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgDetecting social differences in diet in medieval towns: isotopic evidence from Cambridge, England, c. AD 940–1538 | Antiquity | Cambridge CoreDetecting social differences in diet in medieval towns: isotopic evidence from Cambridge, England, c. AD 940–1538 011
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Thank you @amphilsociety.bsky.social for supporting @anneleaderphd.bsky.social and her work on Digital Sepoltuario! sepoltuario.iath.virginia.edusepoltuario.iath.virginia.eduSepoltuario 000
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 13/02/2026If ever there was a family to be disambiguated! Just spent several hours conflating what appeared as 4 families into the Amadori di Benozzo. Several individuals were in the #database twice with different surnames. Trip to Florence can't come soon enough! sepoltuario.iath.virginia.edu/groups/211#g... 000
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 30/01/2026We love how this patron made sure his gravesite would be remembered as long as the church stands. Not on the tomb slab (removed at some time in the 18th or 19th century, or maybe 1966), not even on the marker with his arms. Nope. Right there on the wall sepoltuario.iath.virginia.edu/memorials/13... 021
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 29/01/2026A great question from a subscriber inspires a new post! Subscribe today so you don't miss anything. open.substack.com/pub/annelead... 021
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Stone Age painting drops Tuesday morning CST! Subscribe so you don't miss it. anneleader.substack.com 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The forthcoming post has free and paid portions. Subscribe for free today! anneleader.substack.com 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Coming soon! Subscribe now and never miss a reflection on the history of #art. open.substack.com/pub/annelead...open.substack.comLions and oxen and bison, oh my!Cave painting in southern France 111
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Goodness! The Adimari family has been giving us fits! A huge lineage with a number of archival family trees that conflict with each other. Happily a 1427 #catasto declaration sorted at least one line of the family out -- we hope sepoltuario.iath.virginia.edu/individuals/... #medievalsky #genealogy 010
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Wow. That was the doomiest morning scroll I’ve had in a while. I think I need to read my own post again for some balm. 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026For more on my new #course that starts in earnest next week, subscribe to Art History with Anne Leader /end anneleader.substack.com/subscribeanneleader.substack.comSubscribe to Art History with Anne LeaderArt historian, digital humanist, Italy lover, native Texan now in Auburn, AL. Click to read Art History with Anne Leader, a Substack publication. Launched 2 days ago. 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Introducing Art History with Anne Leader (that's me). After teaching three linked introductory courses in 2025, I have decided to turn them into a #Substack in this #NewYear. /1 131
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 06/01/2026If you haven't already checked out my brand new Substack, please have a look! You'll find a few introductory posts, and our investigation of prehistoric art will begin next week! substack.com/@anneleader 031
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Oh good Lord. Hieronymus Bosch is Adult Content. Sigh. 000
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Thrilled with the early interest in my new #arthistory Substack. Weekly posts will take you through the history of art from Caves to Cathedrals to Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Please have a look and share! open.substack.com/pub/annelead...open.substack.comWhy Western Art?The art of Europe and the United States 021
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Check out @leaderannephd.bsky.social on substack! anneleader.substack.com?utm_campaign...anneleader.substack.comAnne Leader | SubstackArt historian, digital humanist, Italy lover, Texan in Auburn, AL. Click to read Anne Leader, a Substack publication. Launched 5 minutes ago. 001
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Just got a query for this paper and decided to re-read it. I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with it even still. www.academia.edu/124300346/Bu...academia.eduBurial within the walls: perceptions and realities of intramural burial in premodern Florence.Summary of a paper presented in "Health, medicine, and socio-cultural aspects in the Late Middle Ages and through the Renaissance: new research perspectives." FAPAB (Forensic Anthropology, P... 010
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 27/11/2025We've been working for a while on the Bonsi Succhielli family and their various memorials, including a chapel in the atrium of the Badia Fiorentina with a tomb. sepoltuario.iath.virginia.edu/memorials/13... 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Have I ever mentioned what a geek I am for family trees for @sepoltuario.bsky.social? #skystorians 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 01/11/2025On this All Saints Day I decided to reconstruct an altarpiece. Enjoy @sepoltuario.bsky.social! sepoltuario.iath.virginia.edu/memorials/32... 021
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Can you imagine writing something by hand that has 1,624 pages? @sepoltuario.bsky.social 011
Reposted by digital SepoltuarioAnne Leader @anneleaderphd.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Hi #medievalsky #RenSky #historysky etc. what do you know about www.timemachine.eu/about-us/timemachine.euAbout us | Time Machine EuropeTime Machine: Invigorating European History with the Big Data of the Past Time Machine is aiming to join Europe’s rich past with up-to-date digital technologies and infrastructures, creating a collect... 141
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Is it just us, or does Lorenzo Bartolini look a little like Ted Cruz? He was the last academy member to be buried in their chapel at Santissima Annunziata on January 20th, 1850. #history #Florence sepoltuario.iath.virginia.edu/individuals/... 021
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 27/08/2025The inscription on the banderoles woven through the bones is a paraphrase of Colossians 3:3: Mortui sumus et vita nostra abscondita est cum Christo in Deo. From "you" to "we" for the use of any member of the Accademia del disegno in #Florence who wished to use it. Chapel of St. Luke, SS. Annunziata 010
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 27/08/2025We have so many tabs open, we don't know where we are or what we are doing... 110
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 27/08/2025We have been having fun with this tomb and its inscription today. May it [art and design] always flourish in spite of death! Chapel of St. Luke, Santissima Annunziata, #Florence #sepoltuario #tombs #italy sepoltuario.iath.virginia.edu/inscriptions... 020
digital Sepoltuario @sepoltuario.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Oof! 17 days since the last post. Still going down #research rabbit holes, but the last few days have been focusing on the altarpiece and altar that once contained this beautiful thing! Lorenzo Monaco, The Prophet Isaiah, sold at Christie's Old Masters 1 May 2019. #ArtHistory #humanities 000