Marta Cacho Casal

Marta is a historian of early modern art, specializing in Hispanic and Italian art, with a focus on the intersections between visual and intellectual culture. Her research interests include iconography,  the life of artists, portraiture, the religious image and history of collecting.

She holds a PhD, and an M.A. in the Renaissance, from the Warburg Institute, University of London. She has worked both in academia and in museums,  including at The British Museum, in the Prints & Drawings Department. Marta has published widely on topics relating to early modern art. Her monograph 'Francisco Pacheco y su Libro de retratos' (Marcial Pons, Madrid, 2011) was awarded the first Alfonso Pérez Sánchez International Research Prize. Her latest book 'Damaged Soul' (forthcoming 2024) is focused on the visual cultures of Saint Mary Magdalene in the Hispanic world. Her work has been supported by several institutions including the Villa I Tatti (Harvard), The Drawings Institute at the Morgan Library and Museum, The Italian Academy, Columbia University, CRASSH, University of Cambridge, the Fitzwilliam Museum, the CEEH and the University of Durham