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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]

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Roberto Longhi
Longhi in around 1960
Born	(1890-12-28)28 December 1890 Alba, Piedmont
Died	3 June 1970(1970-06-03) (aged 79)[1] Florence, Italy
Citizenship	Italian
Alma mater	University of Turin
Known for	Scholarship on Caravaggio and Piero della Francesca.
Spouse	Lucia Lopresti (1895-1985)
Scientific career
Fields	art history
Patrons	Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi (1878-1955)
Thesis	(1911)
Doctoral advisor	Pietro Toesca
Notable students	Giovanni Previtali, Luciano Bellosi
Website	Fondazione di Studi di Storia dell'Arte Roberto Longhi

Early life and career

Longhi was born in December 1890 in Alba in Piedmont. His parents were from Emilia. He studied with Pietro Toesca, in Turin, and Adolfo Venturi in Rome. The latter made him book reviews editor of the journal L'Arte in 1914. Between 1913 and 1917, Longhi, primarily an essayist, published text in L'Arte and La Voce on Mattia Preti, Piero della Francesca, Orazio Borgianni and Orazio Gentileschi.

Over the course of his career Longhi developed a fascination with Caravaggio and his followers. his book Quesiti caravaggeschi [Questions on Caravaggio] (1928–34), was followed by Ultimi studi caravaggeschi [Latest Caravaggio studies] (1943). In 1951, Longhi curated a ground-breaking exhibition on Caravaggio at the Royal Palace in Milan, Mostra di Caravaggio e dei Caravaggeschi.[3] In 1968 he authored a monograph on the artist.

Whilst establishing himself as a notable Caravaggio scholar, Longhi retained a lively interest in Piero della Francesca, editing a monograph in 1928, representing him as the leading painter of the Quattrocento. Longhi believed Piero della Francesca played a decisive role in the development of Venetian painting. This monograph, which Kenneth Clark opined could hardly be improved upon, established itself as a classic of art-historical literature.[1]

Between 1920 and 1922, Longhi made a Grand Tour of Europe. He never visited Russia, nor some American collections, like the Kress Collection of the National Gallery, Washington. However, his first-hand viewing of many works, like those in the Borghese Gallery in Rome, led to the rediscovery of many lost masterpieces such as two panels of a Giotto altarpiece.

Longhi also rekindled interest in a large number of followers of Caravaggio, such as Hendrick ter Brugghen (he edited a monograph in 1927) and some painters from Ferrara. His book Officina Ferrarese (1934) still stands as an exemplary study.[1] Along with the publication of the Officina, Longhi started his academic career, first as Professor at Bologna University (from 1935), and later in Florence.

Role in Nazi art looting

During the Second World War, Longhi advised Eugenio Ventura, a dealer in Florence, who was investigated for his involvement in an exchange of pictures confiscated by the Nazi looting organisation known as the ERR or Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce.[4] He also advised Count Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi (1878-1955) until 1945.[5][6]

Postwar

In 1950, Longhi co-founded and edited with Anna Banti Paragone, a bi-monthly magazine on art and literature still running to this day^{[as of?]}.

Longhi also curated a number of exhibitions, including Mostra della pittura bolognese del Trecento (Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, 1948);[7] I pittori della realtà in Lombardia (Palazzo Reale, Milan, 1953); and Arte lombarda dai Visconti agli Sforza (Palazzo Reale, Milan, 1958).[8]

Longhi died on 3 June 1970, and is buried at Cimitero degli Allori in Florence.

References

Bibliography

• Longhi, Roberto (1927). Piero della Francesca. Rome: Valori Plastici.
• Longhi, Roberto (1934). Officina ferrarese. Edizioni d'Italia.
• Longhi, Roberto (1946). Viatico per cinque secoli di pittura veneziana. Florence: Sansoni.
• Longhi, Roberto (1951). Mostra del Caravaggio e dei caravaggeschi Catalogo. Florence: Sansoni.
• Longhi, Roberto (1956–1991). Edizione delle opere complete di Roberto Longhi. 14 vols. Florence: Sansoni.
• Longhi, Roberto; Ghidiglia Quintavalle, Augusta (1964). Correggio: the Frescoes in San Giovanni Evangelista in Parma. New York: H. N. Abrams.
• Longhi, Roberto (1968). Me pinxit e quesiti caravaggeschi, 1928-1934. Florence: Sansoni. OL 18650068M.

External links

• (in Italian) Roberto Longhi Biography in Archivio della scuola Romana

На других языках

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[de] Roberto Longhi

Roberto Longhi (* 28. Dezember 1890 in Alba; † 3. Juni 1970 in Florenz) war ein italienischer Kunsthistoriker, dessen Studien zur Geschichte der italienischen Malerei weltweite Anerkennung fanden.

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- [en] Roberto Longhi

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[es] Roberto Longhi

Roberto Longhi (Alba, Italia, 28 de diciembre de 1890 - Florencia, 3 de junio de 1970) fue un historiador del arte italiano.

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[it] Roberto Longhi (storico dell'arte)

Roberto Longhi (Alba, 28 dicembre 1890 – Firenze, 3 giugno 1970) è stato uno storico dell'arte, critico d'arte e accademico italiano.

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[ru] Лонги, Роберто

Робе́рто Ло́нги (итал. Roberto Longhi; 1890—1970) — итальянский искусствовед, историк искусства, известный изучением творчества Доменико Венециано, Тербрюггена[1], Караваджо, Веласкеса, Мазолино, Мазаччо и в особенности — Пьеро делла Франчески, которому посвящена известная монография, опубликованная в 1927 году. Мастер атрибуции[2]. Один из самых известных итальянских искусствоведов ХХ века[3].

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