Elena Sharnova
- Associate Professor:Faculty of Humanities / School of History
- Programme Academic Supervisor:History of Art
- Elena Sharnova has been at HSE 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"
Student Term / Thesis Papers
- Bachelor
I. Afanaseva «Italian Images in Landscape Sketches of Russian Artists in the First Half of the 19th Century». Faculty of Humanities, 2019
E. Smirnova «The Influence of Dutch Painting on French Painting of the 18 Century». Faculty of Humanities, 2019
D. Razuvaeva «The Peasant Genre in Russian Painting of the Second Half of the 18th – First Half of the 19th Centuries». Faculty of Humanities, 2019
I. Malakhov «P.P. Rubens and the Antique Sculpture». Faculty of Humanities, 2019
S. Dmitrieva «Fancy Picture/Sujet de Caprice — Defining the Genre in the Painting of the 18th Century». Faculty of Humanities, 2018
A. Burzak «The Motif of the Dance and Its Interpretation in the French Painting of the 18th Century». Faculty of Humanities, 2018
- Master
V. Hicheuskaya «The Jewish Art in Museums of XX – XXI Century». Faculty of Humanities, 2018
D. Dubrovskaya «Portraiture of Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining: 1688-1766) and Chinese Court Portrait Tradition». Faculty of Humanities, 2017
M. Usacheva «The Artist’s Exhibition: Criteria and Factors of Success (Based on the State Tretyakov Gallery Exhibitions 2008 – 2015)». Faculty of Humanities, 2016
M. Buzenkova «Soviet Art of 1940-1970 in Private Museums of Moscow: Principles of Collecting and Exposition». Faculty of Humanities, 2016
A. Normann «Russian Painting of the Second Half of the 19th – Beginning of the 20th Century in the World Art Market: Price Versus». Faculty of Humanities, 2016
M. Dan`shina «A new type of museum in XIX century. Victoria & Albert Museum». Faculty of History, 2014
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
- Past Courses
Courses (2018/2019)
- Art of the 17 - 18th Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- History of Art Collections and Exhibitions (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 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 (2017/2018)
- Art of the 17 - 18th Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- History of Art Collections and Exhibitions (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 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 (2016/2017)
- Art of the 17 - 18th Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- History of Art Collections and Exhibitions (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 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 (2015/2016)
- Basics of Art History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Communications, Media, and Design; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Art Collections and Exhibitions (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 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 (2014/2015)
- An Account and Analysis of Culture and Memorial Art (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Basics of Art History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of Art Collections and Exhibitions (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 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
- Research Seminar "An Investigation into Materials and Techniques of Cultural Heritage Attribution" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Theory and History of Culture (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2013/2014)
- An Account and Analysis of Culture and Memorial Art (Master’s programme; Faculty of History; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “The Way of Scientific Knowledge and Methods of Analysis of Art Objects” (Master’s programme; Faculty of History; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Theory and History of Culture (Master’s programme; Center for financial and economic decisions in education; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2012/2013)
- Dialogue of Philosophy and Art (Master’s programme; Faculty of History; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Means of Scientific Knowledge and Methods in Analysis of Works of Art" (Master’s programme; Faculty of History; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Theory and History of Culture (Master’s programme; Center for financial and economic decisions in education; 2 year, 2, 3 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 chapters1
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
‘As long as we think about the Middle Ages as a dark time, we will remain dark ourselves’
Every era builds its own version of the Middle Ages, and the modern age is no exception. Oleg Voskoboynikov, the youngest full professor at the Higher School of Economics, talks about the reason for the popularity of metaphors that refer to that era, why the ‘Suffering Middle Ages’ group on VKontakte [Russia’s largest social media site — Ed.] is not the same thing as medieval studies and how the desire to be different from everyone else can lead a student to study the Middle Ages.
