Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1967) Winner
Michael Levey
マイケル・リーヴィー
Maikeru Rīvii
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-06-08 （Wimbledon, London, England）
- Died
- 2008-12-28 age 81
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Humanism
- Residence History
- Wimbledon, London → Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Career
- Occupations
- Art historian, Director of the National Gallery
- Active Years
- 1951-2008
- Affiliations
- National Gallery, London
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oratory School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Exeter College, Oxford | — | English | 一級優等 | 1948-1950 | United Kingdom |
The Oratory School
Country:
United Kingdom
Catholic boarding school near Reading
Exeter College, Oxford
English
Degree:
一級優等
Period:
1948-1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with first class honours after two years
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Hawthornden Prize | The Early Renaissance | — | — | 受賞 |
Hawthornden Prize
1968
Work:
The Early Renaissance
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
From Rococo to Revolution
1966 Art HistoryMajor Trends in Eighteenth-Century Painting
RococoRevolutionary art
The Early Renaissance
1967 Art HistoryMilestone in popular art publishing
Early Renaissance
A Concise History of Painting: From Giotto to Cézanne
1962 Art HistoryClassic overview of European art history
Western painting history
Bibliography
- The German School; National Gallery Catalogues (1959)
- Pictures in the Royal Collection, The Later Italian Pictures (1964)
- Painting at Court (1971)
- The 17th and 18th century Italian Schools; National Gallery Catalogues (1971)
- The Life & Death of Mozart (1971)
- The Case of Walter Pater (1978)
- The National Gallery Collection (1987)
- Painting and Sculpture in France, 1700-1789 (1993)
- Florence, a Portrait (1996)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, accessible style for general readers
- Recurring Motifs
- Western art historyFrom Renaissance to modern
Legacy
Prominent British art historian known for popular books on Western art history; Director of the National Gallery (1973-1986); knighted in 1981.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
- Slade Professor of Fine Art, Cambridge
Trivia
- Married to novelist Brigid Brophy (m. 1954), who suffered from multiple sclerosis
- One daughter, Kate Levey (b. 1957)
- Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association
- First publication was catalogue of 18th-century Italian paintings at National Gallery