Lily V. Filson is an art historian specializing in the intersection of art, science, and technology in the early modern period. She earned her doctorate from Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy, with support from a European Research Council grant, and has taught art history at American universities since 2018. Her research, published in journals such as Studia Rudolphina and Society and Politics, explores the cultural and mechanical innovations of Renaissance Italy, with a focus on automata and architectural design. This is her first monograph.