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Marisa Volpi

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Marisa Volpi

Aliases: Marisa Volpi Orlandini / Volpi Orlandini

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1928-08-19 (Macerata)
Died
2015-05-13 (Rome) age 86
Nationality
Italian
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Macerata (birth) → Rome

Career

Occupations
art historian, writer, university professor
Active Years
1952-2015
Affiliations
University of Cagliari, University of Rome
Influenced By
Roberto Longhi

Education

University of Rome La Sapienza
Philosophy
Year of Graduation: 1952
Country: Italy
Graduated with a thesis in Philosophy
Florence
Art History
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: Italy
Specialized in art history with Roberto Longhi

Awards

Viareggio Prize
1986
Category: fiction
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Italian art historian and writer specializing in 17th- and 18th-century modern art and contemporary art, with papers on Impressionism, Symbolism, and Expressionism. Taught at universities until 2003 and was appointed Emeritus Professor of History of Contemporary Art in 2004.