Frederick Hartt (1914–1991)
Autor von History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture
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The late Frederick Hartt was one of the most distinguished art historians of the twentieth century. A student of Berenson, Schapiro, and Friedlaender, he taught for more than fifty years, influencing generations of Renaissance scholars. At the time of his death he was Paul Goodloe McIntire mehr anzeigen Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at the University of Virginia. He was a Knight of the Crown of Italy, a Knight Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, an honorary citizen of Florence, and an honorary member of the Academy of the Arts of Design, Florence David G. Wilkins is professor of the history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. He has also served on the faculties of the University of Michigan in Florence and the Semester at Sea Program weniger anzeigen
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- Hartt, Frederick
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- Hartt, Frederick N.
- Geburtstag
- 1914-05-22
- Todestag
- 1991-11-02
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- Cimitero Monumentale Delle Porte Sante Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
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- USA
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- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Washington, D.C., USA
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- heart disease
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- New York University (M.A.|1937 ∙ Ph.D|1949)
Columbia University (B.A.|1935) - Berufe
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- Markowski, Eugene D. (partner)
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- University of Virginia
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Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - Kurzbiographie
- The art historian Frederick Hartt was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1914. He received his B.A. from Columbia College and his Ph.D. from New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. He taught at Washington University in St. Louis (1949-1960). During this period, he was instrumental in forming the university's collection of American abstract expressionist art. He later taught at the University of Pennsylvania (1960-1967), and finally at the University of Virginia (1967-1984).During World War II, he served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Division of the U.S. Army and was responsible for a program dedicated to the rescue and restoration of monuments and works of art damaged by war. During his stay in Tuscany he met Bernard and Mary Berenson. Hartt's writings include books on Botticelli, Giulio Romano, Michelangelo, and Donatello. He died in Washington D.C. on October 31, 1991.
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Donatello: Prophet of Modern Vision von Frederick Hartt
Catastrophic photographs; interesting text, lot of scholarly up-dates
The preeminent Introduction to Italian Art for entry-level college courses; then after an excellent in-room reference book.
Abrams art catalogs rarely need review. They continue to produce the highest quality both content & superior inserted plates.
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