Luigi Salerno

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Luigi Salerno
Born	(1924-09-03)September 3, 1924 Rome
Died	July 22, 1992(1992-07-22) (aged 67) Rome
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Art historian

Luigi Salerno (1924–1992) was an Italian historian of Italian art and historiographer. He is particularly known as a scholar of the Italian baroque and Salvator Rosa, with expertise on the 17th century, including Guercino and Caravaggio.^[1]

Luigi Salerno was a student of Lionello Venturi. He went to London in 1948 and in 1949, working with the Warburg Institute. He received a prize for his work studying the links between the English and Italian art in 1600-1700. This work was appreciated by Rudolf Wittkower. He won the Fulbright prize and in London he started a prolific relation with Denis Mahon. In 1965 Luigi Salerno was a professor at Penn State University in the United States.

References

↑ "Salerno, Luigi". Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved 31 January 2010.

Authority control	VIAF: 4946640 ISNI: 0000 0001 0864 4765 BNF: cb12034608f

Persondata
Name	Salerno, Luigi
Alternative names
Short description	Italian art historian
Date of birth	09/03/1924
Place of birth	ROMA
Date of death	07/22/1992
Place of death	ROMA

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