Carmen C. Bambach Explained

Carmen C. Bambach
Known For:	Italian and Spanish drawings; especially Leonardo da Vinci
Occupation:	Art historian Curator

Carmen C. Bambach (1959) is an American art historian and curator of Italian and Spanish drawings at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art who specializes in Italian Renaissance art. She is considered one of the world's leading specialists on Leonardo da Vinci, especially his drawings.

Career

Bambach received her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Yale University.^[1]

Commenting on the 2017 exhibition of over 130 Michelangelo drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer", Bambach, who curated the showing, attributed a black chalk sketch to the artist against the then current consensus among her colleagues.^[2]

She published the four-volume Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered in 2019 to mixed reviews. The same year, she was the first recipient of the Vilcek Prize for Excellence, recognizing work that reflects immigration's impact on American society.^[3]

In 2020, an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award named by Carnegie Corporation of New York.^[4]

Selected works

• Book: Bambach . Carmen C. . 2003 . [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=QwQxDJMKRE4C}} Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman ]. . New York City, New York . 978-0-300-09878-5 . no .
• Book: Bambach, Carmen C. . 2019 . Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered . 1, The Making of an Artist: 1452–1500 . . New Haven . 978-0-300-19195-0 . 2 .
• Book: Bambach, Carmen C. . 2019 . Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered . 2 . . New Haven . no . 2.
• Book: Bambach, Carmen C. . 2019 . Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered . 3 . . New Haven . no . 2.
• Book: Bambach, Carmen C. . 2019 . Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered . 4 . . New Haven . no . 2 .

Sources

• News: Christensen . Lauren . 27 July 2019 . A da Vinci for Any Budget . . 17 August 2020 . limited .
• News: Cotter . Holland . Holland Cotter . 11 July 2019 . What Leonardo da Vinci Couldn't Finish . . 17 August 2020 . limited .
• News: Povoledo . Elisabetta . 22 August 2008 . A Portrait by Leonardo? Scholars and Skeptics Differ . . 16 August 2020 . limited .
• News: Vogel . Carol . 20 January 2003 . Renaissance Genius as Compulsive Draftsman; An Exhibition Explores Leonardo's Creative Process With a Wealth of Examples . . 16 August 2020 . limited .

Further reading

• News: Alberge . Dalya . Leonardo da Vinci expert declines to back Salvator Mundi as his painting . . 2019-06-02 . en-GB . 0261-3077 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Brown . Kate . The Met's Leonardo Expert Says 'Salvator Mundi' Was Largely Painted by the Renaissance Master's Assistant . . 2019-06-03 . en-US . 2019-12-06 . mdy-all .
• Book: Carmen Bambach Cappel . Contemporary Authors Online . 2011 . en . Gale . Detroit, MI . https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000128253/BIC?u=nypl&sid=BIC&xid=ce0f1f4f . mdy-all .
• Book: Carmen C. Bambach . The Writers Directory . 2018-06-15 . en . . St. James Press . Detroit, MI . https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1649572561/BIC?u=nypl&sid=BIC&xid=3909e057 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Carmen C. Bambach Wins $100,000 Vilcek Prize for Excellence . . 2019-02-04 . en-US . 2019-12-06 . mdy-all .
• News: Christensen . Lauren . A da Vinci for Any Budget . . 2019-07-27 . en-US . 0362-4331 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Glover . Michael . A Peek Into Some of the Best Art Books of 2019 . . 2019-11-30 . en-US . 2019-12-06 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Howell . Jeremy . Leonardo Da Vinci Rediscovered . Art & Object . 2019-09-16 . en . 2019-12-06 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Kalb . Claudia . A 23-year excavation into the life of Leonardo da Vinci . . 2019-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190426050556/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/04/23-year-excavation-life-leonardo-da-vinci/ . dead . April 26, 2019 . en . 2019-12-06 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Marmor . Max . Review of Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered . Art Libraries Society of North America . November 2019 . 2019-12-06 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Micchelli . Thomas . Leonardo and His Double . . 2019-07-13 . en-US . 2019-12-06 . mdy-all .
• News: Reyburn . Scott . An Artistic Discovery Makes a Curator's Heart Pound . . 2016-12-11 . en-US . 0362-4331 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Wullschläger . Jackie . Best books of 2019: Art . . 2019-11-22 . 2019-12-06 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Wullschläger . Jackie . Summer books of 2019: Art and photography . . 2019-06-21 . 2019-12-06 . mdy-all .

External links

• Published works at Academia.edu
• List of publications at the Met
• Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet the Staff | the Metropolitan Museum of Art . December 6, 2019 . November 14, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191114075439/https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/drawings-and-prints/staff . dead .
2. News: McDermon . Daniel . How a Curator Attributed This Drawing to Michelangelo . . 2017-11-05 . en-US . 0362-4331 . mdy-all .
3. Web site: Cascone . Sarah . The Curator of the Met's Celebrated Michelangelo Show Just Won the First $100,000 Vilcek Prize to Support Immigrant Achievement . . 2019-02-04 . en-US . 2019-12-06 . mdy-all .
4. Web site: Carmen Bambach I Tatti The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies . 2024-06-26 . itatti.harvard.edu.