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Roberto Longhi | |
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Born | |
Died | 3 June 1970[1] Florence, Italy | (aged 79)
Alma mater | University of Turin |
Known for | Scholarship on Caravaggio and Piero della Francesca |
Spouse | Lucia Lopresti |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Art history |
Patrons | Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi (1878–1955) |
Thesis | (1911) |
Doctoral advisor | Pietro Toesca |
Notable students | Evelina Borea, Giovanni Previtali, Luciano Bellosi |
Website | Fondazione di Studi di Storia dell'Arte Roberto Longhi |
Roberto Longhi (28 December 1890 – 3 June 1970) was an Italian academic, art historian, and curator. The main subjects of his studies were the painters Caravaggio and Piero della Francesca.[2]