John Pope-Hennessy
Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy CBE FBA FSA (13 December 1913 – 31 October 1994), was a British art historian. Pope-Hennessy was director of the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1967 and 1973, and director of the British Museum between 1974 and 1976. He was a scholar of Italian Renaissance art. Many of his writings, including the tripartite Introduction to Italian Sculpture, and his magnum opus, Donatello: Sculptor, are regarded as classics in the field.
Sir John Pope-Hennessy CBE | |
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Pope-Hennessy at his desk. | |
| Born | John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy 13 December 1913 London, England |
| Died | 31 October 1994 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | Cimitero degli Allori, Florence, Italy |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Art historian |
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| Relatives | Sir John Pope Hennessy (grandfather) James Pope-Hennessy (brother) |
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