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{{short description|British art historian (born 1949)}} | |||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Penny was educated at ] before he studied English at ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sir Nicholas Penny {{!}} Directors {{!}} National Gallery, London|url=https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/about-us/organisation/director/sir-nicholas-penny|access-date=2018-03-06|website=www.nationalgallery.org.uk|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-01-03|title=Breakfast with the FT: Nicholas Penny|url=https://www.ft.com/content/a9fe6d34-699e-11e3-89ce-00144feabdc0|access-date=2020-11-08|website=www.ft.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> He then studied for a doctorate at ] in London, where he was taught by ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Questionnaire: Nicholas Penny {{!}} Frieze|url=https://www.frieze.com/article/questionnaire-nicholas-penny|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Frieze|language=en}}</ref> While a student at the Courtauld, Penny contributed photographs to the Art & Architecture section of the Conway Library collection.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=Who made the Conway Library?|url=http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2020/06/30/who-made-the-conway-library/|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Digital Media}}</ref> | |||
Penny was educated at ] and ], before undertaking his postgraduate studies at the ] in London.<ref>https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/about-us/organisation/director/sir-nicholas-penny</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Penny's academic career began with a research fellowship at ], after which he went on to teach ] at ]. While still in his early thirties, Penny was appointed to the ] at ] and to a senior research fellowship at ]. He was the co-author, with ], of ''Taste and the Antique'', a study of the formation of the canon of ] published in 1984. | |||
Between 1984 and 1989 Penny was keeper of the department of ] at the ], ] and |
Between 1984 and 1989 Penny was keeper of the department of ] at the ], ] and professorial fellow of ]. In 1990 he began a long association with the ], joining the institution as Clore Curator of Renaissance Painting. Shortly afterwards, in 1991, he identified the '']'' belonging to the ] as a genuine ], and not a copy of a lost original as was previously supposed. The painting came to public prominence in 2002 when the Gallery undertook a major fundraising campaign in order to prevent the painting's sale to the ] in ]. Earlier that year Penny made an unsuccessful bid for the directorship of the National Gallery, the post going to ]. Again in 2002, Penny was appointed senior curator of sculpture at the ] in ] Following Saumarez Smith's early resignation from his post, Penny was once again a candidate for heading the London National Gallery, and this time he succeeded. | ||
During his time as Director, Penny worked with the ] to help secure for the nation two of Titian's paintings: '']'' and '']''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2014-06-23|title=Nicholas Penny Steps Down from London's National Gallery|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nicholas-penny-steps-down-from-londons-national-gallery-46369|access-date=2020-11-08|website=artnet News|language=en-US}}</ref> He also oversaw the Gallery's first major acquisition of an American painting, '']'' by ].<ref name=":0" /> The Gallery broke its record attendance under Penny's leadership, exceeding six million visitors in 2013.<ref name=":0" /> In June 2014, Penny announced his retirement from the National Gallery after six years as Director.<ref name=":0" /> He retired in 2015, and was appointed a ] in the Queen's ]. | |||
Penny is a regular contributor to '']'' and the '']''. | |||
Penny is a regular contributor to '']'' and the '']''. He has also published books, exhibition catalogues, and articles on picture frames and Italian Renaissance painting, and on Raphael, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Richard Payne Knight.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nicholas Penny|url=https://www.nga.gov/press/biographies/bios-penny.html|access-date=2020-11-08|website=www.nga.gov}}</ref> | |||
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== Personal life == | |||
Penny is married to Mary Crettier, an American.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2012-04-05 |title=The National Gallery finds the right man |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/the-national-gallery-finds-the-right-man-6671658.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref> He has twin daughters from an earlier marriage.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Bibliography == | |||
* ''Church Monuments in Romantic England'' (Yale University Press, 1977). {{ISBN|978-0300020755}}. | |||
* ''Taste and the Antique: Lure of Classical Sculpture, 1500–1900'' (co-author: ], Yale University Press, New Ed. 1982). {{ISBN|978-0300029130}}. | |||
* ''Catalogue of European Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum, 1540 to the Present Day'', 3 vols. (Clarendon Press, 1992). {{ISBN|978-0199513567}}. | |||
* ''The Materials of Sculpture'' (Yale University Press, new Ed. 1995). {{ISBN|978-0300065817}}. | |||
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*{{cite news |first=Fiona |last=Maddocks |title=The National Gallery finds the right man |newspaper=] |
*{{cite news |first=Fiona |last=Maddocks |title=The National Gallery finds the right man |newspaper=]|date=27 November 2007 |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23423289-details/The+National+Gallery+finds+the+right+man/article.do |access-date=2007-01-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112042550/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23423289-details/The+National+Gallery+finds+the+right+man/article.do |archive-date=12 January 2009}} | ||
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*{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Jones |title=Agent provocateur |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/visualart/story/0,,2268237,00.html |work=] |date=27 March 2008 |access-date=2008-03-27 }} | ||
⚫ | *{{cite news |first=Charlotte |last=Higgins |title=Buy old masters, says new National Gallery head |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2268238,00.html |work=] |date=27 March 2008 |access-date=2008-03-27 }} | ||
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Nicholas Penny | |
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Born | (1949-12-21) 21 December 1949 (age 75) United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Education | Shrewsbury School |
Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge The Courtauld Institute of Art |
Occupation | Art historian |
Employer(s) | Clare Hall, Cambridge Manchester University Oxford University King's College, Cambridge Ashmolean Museum Balliol College, Oxford National Gallery National Gallery of Art |
Spouse | Mary Crettier |
Children | 2 |
Sir Nicholas Beaver Penny FBA FSA (born 21 December 1949) is a British art historian. From 2008 to 2015 he was director of the National Gallery in London.
Early life
Penny was educated at Shrewsbury School before he studied English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He then studied for a doctorate at The Courtauld Institute of Art in London, where he was taught by Michael Kitson. While a student at the Courtauld, Penny contributed photographs to the Art & Architecture section of the Conway Library collection.
Career
Penny's academic career began with a research fellowship at Clare Hall, Cambridge, after which he went on to teach art history at Manchester University. While still in his early thirties, Penny was appointed to the Slade Professorship at Oxford University and to a senior research fellowship at King's College, Cambridge. He was the co-author, with Francis Haskell, of Taste and the Antique, a study of the formation of the canon of classical sculpture published in 1984.
Between 1984 and 1989 Penny was keeper of the department of Western art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and professorial fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. In 1990 he began a long association with the National Gallery, joining the institution as Clore Curator of Renaissance Painting. Shortly afterwards, in 1991, he identified the Madonna of the Pinks belonging to the Duke of Northumberland as a genuine Raphael, and not a copy of a lost original as was previously supposed. The painting came to public prominence in 2002 when the Gallery undertook a major fundraising campaign in order to prevent the painting's sale to the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Earlier that year Penny made an unsuccessful bid for the directorship of the National Gallery, the post going to Charles Saumarez Smith. Again in 2002, Penny was appointed senior curator of sculpture at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Following Saumarez Smith's early resignation from his post, Penny was once again a candidate for heading the London National Gallery, and this time he succeeded.
During his time as Director, Penny worked with the National Galleries of Scotland to help secure for the nation two of Titian's paintings: Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto. He also oversaw the Gallery's first major acquisition of an American painting, Men of the Docks by George Bellows. The Gallery broke its record attendance under Penny's leadership, exceeding six million visitors in 2013. In June 2014, Penny announced his retirement from the National Gallery after six years as Director. He retired in 2015, and was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the Queen's 2015 Birthday Honours.
Penny is a regular contributor to The Burlington Magazine and the London Review of Books. He has also published books, exhibition catalogues, and articles on picture frames and Italian Renaissance painting, and on Raphael, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Richard Payne Knight.
Personal life
Penny is married to Mary Crettier, an American. He has twin daughters from an earlier marriage.
Bibliography
- Church Monuments in Romantic England (Yale University Press, 1977). ISBN 978-0300020755.
- Taste and the Antique: Lure of Classical Sculpture, 1500–1900 (co-author: Francis Haskell, Yale University Press, New Ed. 1982). ISBN 978-0300029130.
- Catalogue of European Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum, 1540 to the Present Day, 3 vols. (Clarendon Press, 1992). ISBN 978-0199513567.
- The Materials of Sculpture (Yale University Press, new Ed. 1995). ISBN 978-0300065817.
References
- "Sir Nicholas Penny | Directors | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- "Breakfast with the FT: Nicholas Penny". www.ft.com. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Questionnaire: Nicholas Penny | Frieze". Frieze. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Who made the Conway Library?". Digital Media. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Nicholas Penny Steps Down from London's National Gallery". artnet News. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Nicholas Penny". www.nga.gov. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "The National Gallery finds the right man". Evening Standard. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
Sources
- Maddocks, Fiona (27 November 2007). "The National Gallery finds the right man". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
- Jones, Jonathan (27 March 2008). "Agent provocateur". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
- Higgins, Charlotte (27 March 2008). "Buy old masters, says new National Gallery head". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
- 2002 press release from the National Gallery of Art on Penny's appointment as Senior Curator of Sculpture
- Balliol College News mentioning quondam fellowship of the college and appointment to the National Gallery
- Overview of publications
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Preceded byJ. Mordaunt Crook | Slade Professor of Fine Art, Oxford University 1980–81 |
Succeeded byJonathan Brown |
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- 20th-century British male writers
- British art historians
- British curators
- People educated at Shrewsbury School
- Fellows of Balliol College, Oxford
- Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
- Alumni of the Courtauld Institute of Art
- Academics of the University of Manchester
- Directors of the National Gallery, London
- Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London
- Knights Bachelor
- People associated with the Ashmolean Museum
- Living people
- 1949 births
- Slade Professors of Fine Art (University of Oxford)
- Fellows of King's College London
- Slade Professors of Fine Art (University of Cambridge)