Lillian Datchev

Princeton University, Department of History

Email: ldatchev@princeton.edu

Webpage: https://history.princeton.edu/people/lillian-datchev 

Lillian Datchev is a PhD candidate in history at Princeton University. She studies the cultural and intellectual traditions of classical, medieval, and early modern Europe and the Mediterranean, and specializes in the history of Italy and its global contacts during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Her dissertation examines the late medieval Italian colonies in Greece and their role in shaping early modern scholarship on antiquity. She was awarded a Fulbright fellowship at the University of Bologna in 2020-2021, and the Rome Prize at the American Academy in Rome in 2021-2022.

Earnestine M. Qiu

Princeton University, Department of Art & Archaeology

Email: eq2@princeton.edu

Webpage: https://artandarchaeology.princeton.edu/people/earnestine-qiu  

Earnestine Qiu studies Byzantine art, with a focus on late-medieval Anatolia and the artistic and theological exchanges between Byzantium and Armenia. She is particularly interested in depictions of topography and magic. Earnestine holds a B.A. in Linguistics and Art History from Rutgers University and an M.A. in Art History from Tufts University. She has interned at the International Center of Medieval Art and has held positions in curatorial departments at the Morgan Library and Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.