David Freedberg

David Freedberg is best known for his work on psychological responses to art, and particularly for his studies on iconoclasm and censorship (Iconoclasts and their Motives and The Power of Images: Studies in the History and Theory of Response). His recent work focuses on the history of science and on the importance of the new cognitive neurosciences for the study of art and its history. His chief publication in this area is The Eye of the Lynx: Galileo, his Friends, and the Beginnings of Modern Natural History. His primary research now concentrates on the relations between art, history, and cognitive neuroscience. Taking up the psychological dimensions of the work outlined in The Power of Images, he has been engaged in research and experiments on the relations between vision, embodiment, movement, and emotion.

David Freedberg serves as an Advisory Committee Member.