Topic: Recurring Biblical Themes in the Works of Baroque Painters

Professor Heidi Hornick is Professor Art History and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History at Baylor University in the United States.

She is globally renowned for her expertise in Renaissance and Western Art and is the leading authority on the work of Michele Tosini. Her book, Michele Tosini and the Ghirlandaio Workshop in Cinquecento Florence, is the first biography on the artist. With her husband Mikeal Parsons, she has co-authored four interdisciplinary books on art and theology and co-edited one book. The books are entitled Illuminating Luke. The Infancy Narrative in Italian Renaissance Painting, Vol. 1; Illuminating Luke: The Public Ministry of Christ in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Painting, Vol. 2; Illuminating Luke: The Passion and Resurrection Narratives in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Painting, Vol. 3 (all T&T Clark International). Their fourth book, The Acts of the Apostles Through the Centuries. Blackwell-Wiley Reception History Commentary on the Bible was published in 2016. In 2025 Professor Hornik was named Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year at Baylor University for her excellence in teaching, research, and service.