Francis Haskell

Francis Haskell
Born
Francis James Herbert Haskell

7 April 1928
Died18 January 2000(2000-01-18) (aged 71)
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
RelativesArnold Haskell (father)
AwardsSerena Medal, British Academy (1985)
Academic background
EducationLycée Français Charles de Gaulle
Eton College
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplineArt history
InstitutionsKing's College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Oxford

Francis James Herbert Haskell, FBA (7 April 1928 – 18 January 2000) was an English art historian, whose writings placed emphasis on the social history of art. He wrote one of the first and most influential[1] patronage studies, Patrons and Painters.

  1. ^ Shone, Richard and Stonard, John-Paul, eds.. The Books That Shaped Art History: From Gombrich and Greenberg to Alpers and Krauss. London: Thames & Hudson, 2013.