Research: "Trame d'Europa". The dissemination and reception of lace pattern books in Italy and Europe
Sara Baccanelli (Bergamo, 1997) earned her Bachelor's degree in Modern Literature in 2019 and a Master's degree in Visual Arts in 2022 from the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, discussing a thesis in Iconography and Iconology focused on the decorative apparatus inside the ducal church of Modena. In January 2026, she graduated from the School of Specialization in Historical and Artistic Heritage at Sapienza University of Rome, with a thesis titled "Pattern Books for Embroidery and Lace: The Case of Elisabetta Catanea Parasole." During her academic training, she attended several advanced courses in the history of costume and textile analysis in Venice and Prato. She is an External Board Member as Art Historian at the Museum of the Basilica of S. Maria Assunta in Gandino (BG). Since November 2025, she has been a PhD student with a scholarship (XLI cycle) and a Cultore della Materia in the History of Modern Art at Sapienza University of Rome.