Francisco Calvo Serraller Explained

Francisco Calvo Serraller (19 April 1948 – 16 November 2018^[1]) was a Spanish art historian.

Life

He was born in 1948 in Madrid.^{[2] [3]}

Career

Calvo Serraller completed his Doctorate in Philosophy and Literature specializing in History at the Complutense University. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando from 2001 until his death. He was Director of the Prado Museum. He was a regular contributor to the newspaper El País, since its founding in 1976.^{[2] [3]}

Bibliography

Some of his books are:^{[2] [3]}

• Spain, Half a Century of Avant-Garde Art (1985).
• The Art seen by Artists (1987).
• Vanguard and Tradition in Contemporary Spanish Art (1989).
• The Novel of the Artist (1991).
• Encyclopedia of 20th Century Spanish Art (1992).
• Grandes Maestros de la Pintura|The Greatest Masters of Art and its Paintings (1993) (Illustrated by Willi Glasauer).
• Brief History of the Prado Museum (1994).
• The Romantic Image of Spain: Art and Architecture of the 19th Century (1995).
• El Greco (1995).
• Las Meninas de Velázquez (1996).
• Columnary: Reflections by an Art Critic (1998).
• Freedom of Exhibition: A Different Art History (2000).
• Contemporary Art (2001).
• The Genres of Painting (2005).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Muere Francisco Calvo Serraller, exdirector del Prado y referente en el mundo del arte. 2018-11-16. es.
2. Web site: Francisco Calvo Serraller. circulobellasartes.com. 12 March 2017.
3. Web site: Calvo Serraller, Francisco - Museo Nacional del Prado. museodelprado.es. 12 March 2017.