Francesca Mari is a PhD candidate in Comparative Studies (with a focus on Art History) at Tor Vergata University of Rome. Her dissertation is on Mariotto Albertinelli (1474-1515). She completed her MA in Art History at Roma Tre University, with a thesis on the work of Fra Bartolomeo between 1508 and 1513 and her BA in History and Conservation of Artistic Heritage also at Tor Vergata with a thesis on the Mystical Marriage of Santa Caterina by Sodoma at the National Gallery at Palazzo Barberini. She carried out a six-month internship at the Vatican Museums, Department of XV-XVI Century Art, supporting the research activity of the Gallery of Geographical Maps. She was trained in the field of restoration and received a certificate of qualification as Restorer of Paintings from the Italian Institute of Art, Crafts and Restoration in Rome (two-year course). As a fellow at The Medici Archive Project she will continue her research on Mariotto Albertinelli and his relationship with the Florentine artistic and social context.
