Aaron Wang is a PhD candidate specializing in French Romanticism. His dissertation, "Delacroix's Radical Reformulation of History Paintings," examines Delacroix's innovative and highly varied approaches to history painting though meticulous visual analysis and situates them within the generational trauma and aspirations of the post-Napoleonic era. This work builds upon Aaron's extensive research on Delacroix throughout his academic career, including his MA qualifying paper, "The Death of Sardanapalus as a Manifesto of Romantic Imagination,"  and his conference papers, such as "Empty Stairs, Provocative Threshold: Delacroix's Anti-Heroic Conception of History in the Execution of the Doge Marino Faliero," delivered at the NCSA 2024 conference. 

Aaron received his BA in Sociology from the University of Nebraska, Omaha and his MA in Art History from the University of Iowa. HIs research is facilitated by by his background as a proficient portrait and mural artist as well as his fluency in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese. 

Research interests

• Nineteenth-Century French and German Art