Meet the Faculty: Elizabeth Lev

Elizabeth Lev is a professor at Duquesne University. She holds degrees in the history of art from the University of Chicago and the University of Bologna and has been teaching art history at the University of Mary’s Rome program since 2022. She also teaches for the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome as well as St. Vincent’s College. Lev is a well-known Rome and Vatican tour guide and she has lectured on the art of Rome all over the world. She writes regularly for numerous outlets, such as First Things, Sacerdos, and Inside the Vatican magazines, and her four books include The Tigress of Forlì, Roman Pilgrimage, A Body for Glory, and her latest, The Silent Knight: A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art. Lev has presented a TED talk on “The Unheard Story of the Sistine Chapel” and has appeared on many television and radio interviews, from ABC’s Nightline to the Today Show. She was featured in the series “Museum Secrets” for History television, Brad Meltzer’s “Decoded,” and was the host of “Catholic Canvas”, a 10-part television series on the art of the Vatican Museums, which aired on EWTN.