Keith christiansen caravaggio biography

  • keith christiansen caravaggio biography

    • Christiansen, Keith

    PERSONAL: Born January 6, , in Seattle, WA; son of Robert M. (a minister) and Constance (Ahnlund) Christiansen; married Mary Kunzel (an instructor in art), June, ; children: Teresa, Regina. Education:University of California—Santa Cruz, B.A. (history and French literature), ; University of California—Los Angeles, M.A., ; Harvard University, Ph.D., Religion: Episcopalian.

    ADDRESSES: Home— Riverside Dr., New York, NY Office—Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Ave. & 82nd St., New York, NY

    CAREER:Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, assistant curator, , associate curator of European paintings, beginning , currently curator of Italian paintings.

    AWARDS, HONORS: Fulbright grant, ; Mitchell Prize from Jan Mitchell Foundation, , for Gentile da Fabriano; Arthur Kingsley Award, , for Painting in Renaissance Siena,

    WRITINGS:

    Gentile da Fabriano,Cornell University Press (Ithaca, NY),

    (With Mina Gregori) Caravaggio: The Age of Caravagg