Bernard Berenson was a world renowned art historian known best for his expertise in Renaissance Art.
He was "the" top figure in establishing the market for Renaissance paintings.
Attended and graduated from Harvard and married Mary Smith of Philadelphia ,Pa , a notable art historian in her own right. Berenson's decison of whether a painting was authentic greatly increased its value. He was art advisor to many notables such as J.P. Morgan, Isabella Stewart Gardner.
I Tatti his beautiful 16th century residence in Fiesole near Florence,Italy was left to Harvard upon his death and is now known as the Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies
He was "the" top figure in establishing the market for Renaissance paintings.
Attended and graduated from Harvard and married Mary Smith of Philadelphia ,Pa , a notable art historian in her own right. Berenson's decison of whether a painting was authentic greatly increased its value. He was art advisor to many notables such as J.P. Morgan, Isabella Stewart Gardner.
I Tatti his beautiful 16th century residence in Fiesole near Florence,Italy was left to Harvard upon his death and is now known as the Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies
Bernard Berenson was a world renowned art historian known best for his expertise in Renaissance Art.
He was "the" top figure in establishing the market for Renaissance paintings.
Attended and graduated from Harvard and married Mary Smith of Philadelphia ,Pa , a notable art historian in her own right. Berenson's decison of whether a painting was authentic greatly increased its value. He was art advisor to many notables such as J.P. Morgan, Isabella Stewart Gardner.
I Tatti his beautiful 16th century residence in Fiesole near Florence,Italy was left to Harvard upon his death and is now known as the Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies
He was "the" top figure in establishing the market for Renaissance paintings.
Attended and graduated from Harvard and married Mary Smith of Philadelphia ,Pa , a notable art historian in her own right. Berenson's decison of whether a painting was authentic greatly increased its value. He was art advisor to many notables such as J.P. Morgan, Isabella Stewart Gardner.
I Tatti his beautiful 16th century residence in Fiesole near Florence,Italy was left to Harvard upon his death and is now known as the Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies
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“Bernard Berenson, born Biturmansk, Lithuania, 26 June, 1865, died Settignano, 6 October, 1959"
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