Caroline Vout (born c. 1972) is a British

classicist Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek literature, Ancient Greek and Roman literature and ...

and

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

. she is a

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in classics at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Christ's College. In 2021 she became Director of the

Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge The Museum of Classical Archaeology is a museum in Cambridge, England, housed in the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Classics of the University of Cambridge. Since 1982, it has been located in a purpose-built gallery on ...

Career

Vout was born in Durham. She read

Classics Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek literature, Ancient Greek and Roman literature and ...

Newnham College, Cambridge Newnham College is a women's constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1871 by a group organising Lectures for Ladies, members of which included philosopher Henry Sidgwick and suffragist campaigner Millicen ...

, graduating in 1995, before taking a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

in Roman and Byzantine Art at the Courtauld Institute. She then returned to Cambridge for her

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

, which was supervised by Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard. Upon finishing her doctorate she lectured at the Universities of

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and

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until being appointed to as a fellow of Christ's College in 2006. She curated an exhibition on

Antinous Antinous, also called Antinoös, (; ; – ) was a Greek youth from Bithynia, a favourite and lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Following his premature death before his 20th birthday, Antinous was deified on Hadrian's orders, being worshippe ...

at the

Henry Moore Institute The Henry Moore Foundation is a registered charity in England, established for education and promotion of the fine arts — in particular, to advance understanding of the works of Henry Moore, and to promote the public appreciation of sculpt ...

in Leeds and is on the academic advisory panel for the department of Greek and Roman antiquities at the

Fitzwilliam Museum The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities University museum, museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. It was founded in 1816 under the will of Richard ...

. She has written for ''

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'' and ''

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'', and appeared on the 2011

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documentary ''Fig Leaf: The Biggest Cover-Up In History'' and on

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's ''

In Our Time In Our Time may refer to: * ''In Our Time'' (1944 film), a film starring Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid * ''In Our Time'' (1982 film), a Taiwanese anthology film featuring director Edward Yang; considered the beginning of the "New Taiwan Cinema" * ''In ...

''.

Books

*''Antinous: the Face of the Antique''. Leeds: Henry Moore Sculpture Trust, 2006. *''Power and Eroticism in Imperial Rome''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. *''The Hills of Rome: Signature of an Eternal City''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012 *''Sex on Show: Seeing the Erotic in Greece and Rome''. London: British Museum Press, 2013 *''Epic Visions: Visuality in Greek and Latin Epic and its Reception''. (co-edited with Helen Lovatt). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press *''Classical Art: A Life History from Antiquity to the Present''. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018. *''Exposed: the Greek and Roman Body.'' London: Profile Books, 2022.

Awards

* The Art Book Award (awarded by the

Association of Art Historians The Association for Art History (AAH) (formerly Association of Art Historians) promotes the professional practice and public understanding of art history.

) for ''Antinous''; 2008. (Not available online to non-members.) *

Philip Leverhulme Prize The Philip Leverhulme Prize is awarded by the Leverhulme Trust to recognise the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising. The prize sche ...

, 2008Philip Leverhulme Prizewinners 2008
. Leverhulme Trust, 2008. Accessed 6 February 2016 * Fellow,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vout, Caroline People from Durham, England Alumni of Newnham College, Cambridge Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge Members of the University of Cambridge faculty of classics English classical scholars British women classical scholars Historians of ancient Rome Academics of the University of Nottingham Living people Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Year of birth missing (living people)