Natasha Burbridge

Natasha Burbridge is an AHRC funded PhD student in the History of Art at the University of Warwick. She holds a BA (First Class) in Medieval History and an MA (Distinction) in Medieval and Renaissance History, both from Queen Mary, University of London. Her PhD is the first sustained study of the sixteenth-century Tuscan artisan Pastorino Pastorini (c.1508-1592), best known as a portrait medallist. During her Eva Schler Fellowship, Natasha will research the nature of Pastorino’s relationship with the Tuscan court and his patronage under Grand Duke Francesco I. Prior to her PhD, Natasha worked for Historic Royal Palaces, The British School at Rome, and held a funded internship in the Department of Coins and Medals at The British Museum.