Negar Rokhgar

Negar Rokhgar is an Art Historian with a dual specialty in early modern Italy (1400-1800) and the arts of Islam (7th century to contemporary). Negar focuses her research on the material culture of exchanges in Eurasian networks between Islamic powers of the early modern period and Europe. Currently serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, she offers courses on the global history of art and design. Additionally, Negar hosts the MAP Forum, a weekly webinar series for the Medici Archive Project, highlighting recent scholarly projects in the early modern period on a global scale. Her experience includes multiple research fellowships at the Medici Archive Project in Florence, including a Samuel H. Kress fellowship (2018) and Eva Schler Postdoctoral fellowship (2021). Presently, Negar is a New Foundation for Art History fellow (2024-26/27), dedicated to her monograph titled “Cross Roads of Mobility between Early Modern Tuscany and Persia,” slated for publication by Penn State University Press.