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George Zarnecki
George Jerzy Zarnecki (Polish: Jerzy Żarnecki), CBE, FBA, FSA (12 September 1915 – 8 September 2008) was a Polish Professor of the History of Art. He was a scholar of Medieval art and English Romanesque sculpture, an area of study in which he did pioneering research. From 1961 to 1974 he was a deputy director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. Early life Zarnecki was born in Stara Osota, then in the Russian Empire. His parents were Polish speaking, his father was a Polish convert from Judaism and his mother was Russian Catholic.Zarnecki attended Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, he attained his MA in 1938 and, from 1936 to 1939, was a junior assistant at the University's Institute of Art History. World War II At the outbreak of war with Nazi Germany, Zarnecki, his sister and parents headed for Bucharest. He made his way to France via Italy, joined a Polish regiment and fought in Alsace, France. He was captured in 1940 and escaped tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Zarnecki
George Jerzy Zarnecki (Polish: Jerzy Żarnecki), CBE, FBA, FSA (12 September 1915 – 8 September 2008) was a Polish Professor of the History of Art. He was a scholar of Medieval art and English Romanesque sculpture, an area of study in which he did pioneering research. From 1961 to 1974 he was a deputy director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. Early life Zarnecki was born in Stara Osota, then in the Russian Empire. His parents were Polish speaking, his father was a Polish convert from Judaism and his mother was Russian Catholic.Zarnecki attended Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, he attained his MA in 1938 and, from 1936 to 1939, was a junior assistant at the University's Institute of Art History. World War II At the outbreak of war with Nazi Germany, Zarnecki, his sister and parents headed for Bucharest. He made his way to France via Italy, joined a Polish regiment and fought in Alsace, France. He was captured in 1940 and escaped tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
