Elizabeth Francesca Prettejohn (born 15 May 1961) is an art historian and author of several books about

art history Art history is the study of Work of art, 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. Tradit ...

. Her books have included '' Rossetti and his Circle'' (1997), ''The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites'' (2000) and ''Art for Art's Sake'' (2007). She has also co-edited and co-authored several publications. She has written exhibition catalogues and papers for journals such as '' The Burlington Magazine'', '' Journal of Victorian Culture'' and '' Art Bulletin''.

Education and career

Prettejohn was the professor of the history of art at the University of Bristol from 2005, before becoming head of the history of art at the

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in 2012. She had also been the Professor of

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at the University of Plymouth and (briefly) the curator of Paintings and Sculpture at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. She studied at

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, where she got her

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degree ( summa cum laude), and at the Courtauld Institute of Art, where she got her Master of Arts degree in 1987 and PhD degree in 1991. She is married to the Professor of Classics and Dean of Arts, Charles Martindale

Publications

Books

Curated exhibitions

References

''Lawrence Alma-Tadema and the Modern City of Ancient Rome''

''Art for Art's Sake''

External links

''Elizabeth Prettejohn''
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