Dr. Elizabeth Lev is an American-born art historian with the good fortune to live and work in Rome. After finishing her studies at the University of Chicago in 1989, Elizabeth moved to Northern Italy to do her graduate work at the University of Bologna. Shortly after her decision to reside in Rome in 1997, Elizabeth began giving tours for a small cultural association and in 2001 passed the licensing exam for guides. She serves as a faculty member teaching Art History at Duquesne University’s Italian campus and has since joined the teaching staff at the Pontifical University of the Angelicum in Rome. She is the author of many articles and books including How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art and The Silent Knight: A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art. Learn more about her work at lizlevtours.com
