Elena Sharnova
- Associate Professor:Faculty of Humanities / School of History
- Distinguished staff member (2021)
- Elena Sharnova has been at HSE University since 2012.
Education and Degrees
- 1987
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Fine Arts, Crafts and Architecture
Lomonosov Moscow State University - 1980
Degree in History of Art
Lomonosov Moscow State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
2008 (September) - the Attingham Trust, Great Britain. Royal collections studies
2011 (September) - the Attingham Trust, Great Britain. Programme "Glasgow and the West of Scotland"
Courses (2023/2024)
- European Art of the 17 and 18 Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "An Investigation into Materials and Techniques of Cultural Heritage Attribution" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Research Methods in Art History: Theory and Practice" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- The History of Art Collecting (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- The History of Art Collecting (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- European Art of the 17th - 18th Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "An Investigation into Materials and Techniques of Cultural Heritage Attribution" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Research Methods in Art History: Theory and Practice" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- The History of Art Collecting (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Art of the 17 - 18th Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "An Investigation into Materials and Techniques of Cultural Heritage Attribution" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The History of Art Collecting (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Art of the 17 - 18th Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "An Investigation into Materials and Techniques of Cultural Heritage Attribution" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- Art of the 17 - 18th Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (Perm); 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "An Investigation into Materials and Techniques of Cultural Heritage Attribution" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The History of Art Collecting (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- Art of the 17 - 18th Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "An Investigation into Materials and Techniques of Cultural Heritage Attribution" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Editorial board membership
Since 2004 - editorial board member of collection of articles "The Age of Enlightenment"
2016: Member of the Editorial Board, Искусствознание.
Grants
1998 (september) - grant of Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, USA
2000 (march - april) - grant of the "Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts", National Gallery, Washington
2001 (november- december) - grant of the "Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts", National Gallery, Washington
2002 (april - may) - grant of "la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme", Paris
2003 (july - august) - grant of "la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme", Paris
Conferences
- 2015Западноевропейский пейзаж XVII-XVIII веков: к 400-летнему юбилею Сальватора Розы (1615-1673) и Гаспара Дюге (1615-1675) (Москва). Presentation: «Пейзаж во вкусе Сальватора Розы». Сальватор Роза и французский пейзаж XVIII века.
- 2013Les sciences humaines et sociales en Russie : invention de langages scientifiques et traduction. Colloque international. Presentation: A propos de la formation du langage d’histoire de l’art en Russie. La description des ecoles illustres par les oeuvres et les artistes qui en sont issus etc. (1767-1768) de Dmitri A.Golitsyn.
- 2010Le palazzo Mancini. L’Académie de France à Rome au XVIII siècle. (Рим). Presentation: Nikolaj B. Youssoupov dans le milieu artistique de Rome en 1784-1785.
Books1
Articles and book chapters2
- Chapter Sharnova E. Russian Nineteenth-Century Painting among the European Schools. A Concept in Soviet-Russian Art History, in: Universal – International – Global: Art Historiographies from Socialist Eastern Europe. Wien : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2023. P. 149-161. doi
- Article Elena Sharnova. A Newly Discovered «Justice of Trayan» from the Second School of Fontainebleau // The Burlington Magazine. 2000. Vol. 142. No. 1166. P. 288-291.
Employment history
1980 - 2002 - the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts - curator responsible for French Paintings of XVI - XIX centuries in the Department of Western European Art.
1996 - 2000 - associate professor at the Faculty of Art History in the State Lomonossov University.
2002 - 2012 - associate professor, Russian University of Human Sciences.
2002 - 2012 - research curator in the estate museum in Arkhangelskoye
1980 - 2002 - the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, scientific worker; curator responsible for French Paintings of XVI - XIX centuries in the Department of Western European Art.
2002 - 2011 - research curator in the estate museum in Arkhangelskoye
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