Ross King

Dr. Ross King is the bestselling author of books on Italian and French art and history. Among his books are Brunelleschi’s Dome, Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling, and Leonardo and The Last Supper. His study of the origins of French Impressionism, The Judgment of Paris, was published in 2006, and Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies in 2016. He also co-authored Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743 (2015), the most comprehensive book ever undertaken on the art of Florence.

Ross serves on the Council of Academic Advisors for Friends of Florence, a non-profit working to ensure the survival of Florence’s art and architectural treasures. He has appeared in a number of television documentaries, including "Raphael: A Mortal God” and “Florence’s Invisible City” for the BBC, as well as “The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance” and, most recently, Ken Burns’s “Leonardo da Vinci” for the BBC. He has lectured at the Smithsonian, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Frick Collection, and the National Gallery of Art, among others. When not traveling for work or pleasure, Ross lives near Oxford, England.

Language spoken: English