Jonathan Kline
Alan F. Rothschild Distinguished Chair of Art and Department Chair
Art, Department of
Biography
Dr. Jonathan Kline began serving as the Alan F. Rothschild Distinguished Chair of the Department of Art in July 2025, bringing more than two decades of experience in higher education, art history and museum work to his role. An internationally recognized scholar specializing in Italian Renaissance art history, Kline’s research has been published in leading academic volumes—including works on Michelangelo, Botticelli and Renaissance visual typology. His 2021 chapter in “Space, Image, and Reform in Early Modern Art” explores philosophical imagery in Raphael’s “Disputa,” and his numerous publications reflect a deep engagement with Christian and classical symbolism in early modern art.
Prior to his current role, he was an associate professor of art history at Bryn Athyn College in Pennsylvania, where he also served as dean of academics and chief academic officer. From 2018 to 2021, he chaired the college’s Arts Department, helping expand curricular offerings and foster interdisciplinary collaboration. Prior to Bryn Athyn, Kline spent a decade at Temple University as an assistant professor of instruction in art history and earlier held teaching positions at the University of Hartford and Franklin & Marshall College.
Dr. Kline holds a Ph.D. in art history from Temple University, where he previously completed his undergraduate studies, graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s in art history and a minor in English. He also holds a master’s in art history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.