Francis Haskell
Francis Haskell (completely Francis James Herbert Haskell ; born April 7, 1928 , † January 18, 2000 in Oxford ) was a British art historian who was particularly dedicated to the social history of art .
Life
Francis Haskell studied history at King's College , Cambridge , among others . There he was a student of the art historian Nikolaus Pevsner . From 1962 to 1967 he was a librarian in the Fine Arts Faculty . In 1963 he published his pioneering study Patrons and Painters on the patronage of the Baroque era . In 1967 he received a call to Oxford University , where he succeeded Edgar Wind . In Oxford he devoted his research to French academy art of the 19th century. His equally groundbreaking study Rediscoveries appeared on this subject in Art .
In 1981 he published the book Taste and the Antique with Nicholas Penny . Haskell continued to teach and research at Oxford, where he retired in 1995. Haskell was married to the Russian art historian Larissa Salmina . His colleague Nicholas Penny called him "one of the most original art historians of the 20th century" , and Charles Hope called him "one of the most important of his time" .
Since 1971 Haskell was a member ( fellow ) of the British Academy . In 1979 he was admitted to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1994 to the American Philosophical Society . Since 1997 he has been an external member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences .
Publications (selection)
- with Nicholas Penny : Taste and the Antique. The lure of classical sculpture, 1500-1900 . Yale University Press, New Haven 1981, ISBN 0-300-02641-2 .
- Painter and client. Art and Society in the Italian Baroque. Cologne 1996, ISBN 978-3-7701-3757-2 .
- The story and its pictures. The art and interpretation of the past. Translated from English by Michael Bischoff . CH Beck, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-406-39187-7 .
literature
- Charles Hope: Francis James Herbert Haskell, 1928-2000 . In: Proceedings of the British Academy . tape 115 , 2002, pp. 227-242 ( thebritishacademy.ac.uk [PDF]).
Web links
- Literature by and about Francis Haskell in the catalog of the German National Library
- Haskell, Francis in Dictionary of arthistorians
Individual evidence
- ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed June 7, 2020 .
- ^ Member History: Francis Haskell. American Philosophical Society, accessed September 23, 2018 .
- ↑ KNAW Past Members: Francis Haskell. Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, accessed 23 September 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haskell, Francis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haskell, Francis James Herbert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1928 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 2000 |
| Place of death | Oxford |