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Bernard Berenson: The Making of a Connoisseur

Ernest Samuels

Critic, arbiter of taste, renowned authority on Renaissance painting and oracle to millionaire art collectors, Bernard Berenson was the most formidable presence in the art world for more than thirty years. Four decades of his life are unfolded in this compelling book.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Art critics -> Arts & CriticismIntellectual BiographyMemoir & Personal HistoryConstitutional History

Award History

0 wins · 3 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for Autobiography and Biography PaperbackMajor1982FinalistSecondary source
National Book Award for Biography HardcoverMajor1980FinalistSecondary source
Pulitzer Prize in Biography or AutobiographyMajor1980FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

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