Carl Nordenfalk (December 13, 1907 – June 13, 1992) was a Swedish

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

, academic and director of the Swedish

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from 1958 to 1968. He is best known for his work on Late Antique illuminations, especially those linked to the

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. In addition, he contributed to the study of modern painters, including

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and

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. He was elected to the

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in 1970 and the

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in 1974.

Partial List of Publications

*Die spätantiken Kanontafeln: kunstgeschichtliche Studien über die eusebianische Evangelien-konkordanz in den vier ersten Jahrhunderten ihrer Geschichte (1938) Carl Nordenfalk. O. Isacsons boktryckeri a.-b., Göteborg, 320 pp. *Early Medieval Painting, from the Fourth to the Eleventh Century (1957) André Grabar and Carl Nordenfalk. Editions D'Art Albert Skira, Geneva - New York, 243 pp. *Romanesque Painting, from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Century (1958) André Grabar and Carl Nordenfalk. Editions D'Art Albert Skira, Geneva - New York, 231 pp.

Partial List of Publications

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