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Birthdate: 1929-10-03
Date of death: 2022-08-31
Gender: female
Education: Courtauld Institute (PhD | 1956)
New York University (MA | 1952)
Vassar College (BA | Studio Art | 1949)
Occupations: art historian
teacher
writer
Organizations: Villa i Tatti, Research Associate: 1981-1989
Villa i Tatti, Senior Research Associate: 2003-2015
Villa i Tatti, Senior Research Associate Emeritus: 2015-2016
Awards and honors: Fulbright Scholarship
Relationships: Tintori, Leonetto (teacher)
Offner, Richard (teacher)
Borsook, Henry (father)
Short biography: Eve Borsook is an art historian specializing in mural decoration (mosaics as well as wall paintings) but also works with ceremonial decoration in 16th century Florence as well as Italian cloister art. Her present project is the history of glass making with respect to Medieval mosaics, as well as an exhibition on Italian regional handicrafts, this time on textiles made at home, in association with Darcy Beyer, Rosanna Proto Pisani and Carl Strehlke.
Nationality: Canada (birth)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Places of residence: Florence, Italy
New York, New York, USA
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
London, England, UK
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Stergids Florence by Eve Borsook

Net terug uit Firenze, met dit boek in mijn koffer. Per wijk eerst gedetailleerde overzichten van gebouwen, kunstwerken en andere, maar dan gevolgd door uitgebreide toelichtingen, achtergrondgeschiedenissen en persoonlijke inzichten van de auteur, die alles tot leven brengen. De eerste editie dateert van 1966 en is verschillende keren bijgewerkt, maar je begint wel te merken dat het wat verouderd is. Toch de moeite om mee te nemen, als tegenhanger voor de oppervlakkige moderne gidsjes. show more (Overigens vind ik Firenze een prachtige stad met tal van wonderlijke kunstwerken, maar alleen maar genietbaar voor 10 uur 's ochtends, voor de horden toeristen buitenkomen). show less

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