Education
Benton received a Bachelor of Fine Arts fromCareer
Her main focus of study is the art of the medieval and Renaissance periods. She has a particular interest in iconography, including images of animals, especially fantastic fauna and gargoyles. In 2012 she received a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award to teach at the Graduate School of Art History, European University, St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2018 Benton received a second Fulbright award to teach at the Graduate School of Art History of the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou. She taught art history courses at the American Embassy in Paris, 1981–85. Benton has presented subscription lecture series for thBibliography
Books
* Janetta Rebold Benton, ''The History of Western Art'' (2022, ), editions in Latvian, German, Spanish * Janetta Rebold Benton, ''How to Understand Art'' (2021, ). editions in French German, Italian, Spanish, Latvian, Chinese * Janetta Rebold Benton and Robert DiYanni, ''Handbook for the Humanities'' (2014, ). edition in Chinese * Janetta Rebold Benton and Robert DiYanni, ''Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities.'' 4th edition (2012, ), edition in Chinese * Janetta Rebold Benton, ''Materials, Methods and Masterpieces of Medieval Art'' (2009, ) * Janetta Rebold Benton, ''Medieval Mischief: Wit and Humour in the Art of the Middle Ages'' (2004, ) * Janetta Rebold Benton, ''Art of the Middle Ages'' (2002, ) * Janetta Rebold Benton, ''Holy Terrors: Gargoyles on Medieval Buildings'' (1997, ), edition in French * Janetta Rebold Benton, ''Medieval Monsters: Dragons and Fantastic Creatures'' (1995, ISBN 0-915171-38-4) * Janetta Rebold Benton, ''The Medieval Menagerie: Animals in the Art of the Middle Ages'' (1992, ), edition in FrenchOther publications
* Contributor to ''The Encyclopedia of Humor Studies'' * Contributor to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition catalog, ''Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture''References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benton, Janetta Rebold Living people Pace University faculty American art historians American women art historians Cornell University alumni George Washington University alumni Brown University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) American women curators American curators