Bente Scavenius

Bente Christina Brønnum Scavenius (born 12 December 1944, in Stockholm)^[1] is a Danish art historian, art critic and author. She has taught at the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University, and has written more than 20 books.^[2][3] She has also been a member of numerous public and private committees and boards of directors of cultural institutions in Denmark.^[4]

She is the daughter of land owner Carl Christian Brønnum Scavenius, who owned Klintholm Gods, and a relative of former Prime Minister Erik Scavenius. She is married to actor Joen Bille (of the noble Bille family), who is a son of Irene Ibsen Bille and a descendant of Henrik Ibsen, Sigurd Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. She is the mother of actress Beate Bille.^[2][5]

Scavenius has a mag.art. degree in history of art.^{[citation needed][when?]}