Verity Platt
Professor · College of Arts and Sciences · Cornell University
Quick answer: Verity Platt is Professor at Cornell University. Verity Platt shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ I welcome applications from graduate students in Classics, History of Art, and Archaeology working in all areas of ancient visual culture and its receptions, as well as at the intersection of visual, material, and literary studies. You can apply to work with me on a PhD through the departments of Classics or History of Art, and on an MA through the CIAMS program in Archaeology.
Research interests
The history and historiography of Greek and Roman art; text and object/word and image; Roman wall-painting; seal-stones/glyptics; art and religion; Hellenistic and Imperial Greek literature; Pliny the Elder; cast collections; classics and media studies; environmental humanities; classical reception studies; classicism and contemporary art.
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2025] Epistemic Impressions: Making and Mediating Classical Art and Text. Oxford University Press.
[2024] Wonder and Wakefulness: The Nature of Pliny the Elder. Catalogue of a 2023 exhibition at the Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell, co-edited with A. Wieslogel.
[2024] “Introduction” Reassessing Pliny the Elder at 2000”, in V. Platt and A. Weislogel (eds.), Wonder and Wakefulness: The Nature of Pliny the Elder, Johnson Museum of Art exhibition catalogue.
[2024] “The Ethics and Aesthetics of Gems: Myth, Matter, and Value”, in V. Platt and A. Weislogel (eds.), Wonder and Wakefulness: The Nature of Pliny the Elder, Johnson Museum of Art exhibition catalogue.
[2024] “Earth, Terra-Cotta, and the Plastic Arts”, in V. Platt and A. Weislogel (eds.), Wonder and Wakefulness: The Nature of Pliny the El
Frequently asked questions
Is Verity Platt hiring PhD students at Cornell University?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Verity Platt's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: I welcome applications from graduate students in Classics, History of Art, and Archaeology working in all areas of ancient visual culture and its receptions, as well as at the intersection of visual, .
What does Verity Platt research?
The history and historiography of Greek and Roman art; text and object/word and image; Roman wall-painting; seal-stones/glyptics; art and religion; Hellenistic and Imperial Greek literature; Pliny the Elder; cast collections; classics and media studies; environmental humanities; classical reception
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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