Henrik Grevenor (27 May 1896 – 3 September 1937) was a Norwegian

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 ...

Biography

Henrik Gustav Rønneberg Grevenor was born in

Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...

; the son of Gustav Andreas Michaelsen and Karin Rønneberg. In 1916 he became an assistant at the Antiquities Collection at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

, promoted to amanuensis in 1918. From 1917 he was also at the University's ethnographic museum. He was also a lecturer at the

on the subject of art history. From 1928 he was deputy manager at the

Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design The Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design () is a museum in Oslo, Norway. Its collection includes clothing, textile, furniture, silver, glass, ceramics, and handicrafts. Since 2003, the museum has been administratively a part of the Na ...

. His thesis from 1928, ''Norsk malerkunst under renessanse og barokk 1550–1700'', is regarded a fundamental work in the history of Norwegian art. Among his other works are ''Fra laugstiden i Norge'' from 1924, and monographies of

Jean Heiberg Jean Hjalmar Dahl Heiberg (19 December 1884 – 27 May 1976) was a Norwegian painter, sculptor, designer and art professor. Personal life Heiberg was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Hjalmar Heiberg (1837–97) and Jea ...

from 1933, and of

Mathias Stoltenberg Mathias Stoltenberg (21 July 1799 – 2 November 1871) was a Norwegian painter. He earned his living mostly as a travelling portrait painter and furniture restorer. His paintings were later rediscovered and presented at the 1914 Jubilee Exhib ...

from 1935.

Selected works

*''Fra Laugstiden i Norge'' (1924) *''Norsk billedkunst gjennem tusen aar'' (1925) *''Norsk malerkunst under renessanse og barokk 1550–1700'' ( 1928) *''Jean Heiberg'' (1933) *''Mathias Stoltenberg. En kunstner mellem to tidsaldre'' (1935)

Personal life

He was married in 1919 to ballet dancer and choreographer Inga Jacobi (1891–1937).

References

1896 births 1937 deaths People from Stavanger Norwegian art historians University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo {{Norway-historian-stub