How to Pronounce Bernard Berenson
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Jun 14, 1865 Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania Died on 06 Oct 1959 (aged 94)
American art critic
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About Bernard Berenson
- Bernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance.
- His book Drawings of the Florentine Painters was an international success.
- His wife Mary is thought to have had a large hand in some of the writings.Berenson was a major figure in the attribution of Old Masters, at a time when these were attracting new interest by American collectors, and his judgments were widely respected in the art world.
- Recent research has cast doubt on some of his authentications, which may have been influenced by the exceptionally high commissions paid to him.
