Marisa Volpi (19 August 1928 – 13 May 2015) was an Italian art historian and writer.

Volpi grew up in Rome where she attended Giulio Cesare high school.

In 1966 Volpi curated the exhibitions of both Italian and foreign artists at the Editalia Gallery in via del Corso in Rome.

Since 1978 Volpi combined the work of being a university professor, art critic and historian with being a writer.

She began writing fiction for magazines like "Paragone" and "New topics" before publishing in books.