Sophie Herz

Sophie Herz is an associated researcher at the Department of Histories of Art, Architecture, and Visual Culture at the VUB, currently contributing to the research project BIO&IMAGO led by Prof. Dr. Marlise Rijks. Sophie Herz holds a Master’s degree in History (2022) and a Master’s in Art History (2024) from Ghent University. Her research focuses on the intersection of visual arts and the history of nature in the early modern Low Countries, with a particular emphasis on botany, medicine, and intellectual history. She previously worked as assistant editor at BMGN Low Countries Historical Review, as a researcher of early modern prints at the Book Tower’s Special Collections, and at the Rubenshuis Research Institute. Additionally, she collaborates as a freelancer on various international research projects.