Frederick Hartt (1914–1991)
Author of History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture
About the Author
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 show more 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 show less
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Works by Frederick Hartt
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Hartt, Frederick
- Other names
- Hartt, Frederick N.
- Birthdate
- 1914-05-22
- Date of death
- 1991-11-02
- Gender
- male
- Education
- New York University (M.A.|1937 ∙ Ph.D|1949)
Columbia University (B.A.|1935) - Occupations
- art historian
university professor - Organizations
- University of Virginia
Washington University
University of Pennsylvania
U.S. Army (WWII) - Awards and honors
- Congressional Gold Medal (2015)
Knight of the Crown of Italy (1946)
Knight Officer, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1967)
Honorary Citizen of Florence, Italy (1946)
Bronze Star (WWII|1946) - Relationships
- Markowski, Eugene D. (partner)
- Short biography
- 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.
- Cause of death
- complications from heart surgery
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Burial location
- Cimitero Monumentale Delle Porte Sante Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Una muestra del espectacular catálogo de arte renacentista del Metropolitan (En honor a la verdad, la presencia española es reducida: El catálogo está dominado por el arte italiano) Excelentes fotografías e interesantes comentarios sobre las piezas.
Una muestra del espectacular catálogo de arte renacentista del Metropolitan (En honor a la verdad, la presencia española es reducida: El catálogo está dominado por el arte italiano) Excelentes fotografías e interesantes comentarios sobre las piezas.
Una muestra del espectacular catálogo de arte renacentista del Metropolitan (En honor a la verdad, la presencia española es reducida: El catálogo está dominado por el arte italiano) Excelentes fotografías e interesantes comentarios sobre las piezas.
Una muestra del espectacular catálogo de arte renacentista del Metropolitan (En honor a la verdad, la presencia española es reducida: El catálogo está dominado por el arte italiano) Excelentes fotografías e interesantes comentarios sobre las piezas.
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