Bente Knold Kiilerich (born 31 January 1954) is a Danish-born Norwegian scholar of

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

, in particular Hellenistic art, Roman art,

Byzantine art Byzantine art comprises the body of Christian Greek artistic products of the Eastern Roman Empire, as well as the nations and states that inherited culturally from the empire. Though the empire itself emerged from the decline of Rome and lasted ...

, and modern reception of classical art. She served as an active professor at the University of Bergen from 1995–2024 and is a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

Biography

Bente Kiilerich was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on 31 January 1954. She did her graduate studies at the

University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in ...

, where she earned a MA in classical archeology in 1985 and a PhD in art history in 1993. Her book ("Greek Sculpture: From Daedalic to Hellenistic") went through 8 editions between 1989 and 2007. She was appointed a professor of art history at the University of Bergen in

Bergen, Norway Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, secon ...

in 1995. She was elected to the

in 1998. She also served as president of the Norwegian branch of the

International Association of Byzantine Studies International Association of Byzantine Studies (french: Association Internationale des Études Byzantines, AIEB) was launched in 1948. It is an international co-ordinating body that links national Byzantine Studies member groups. Background and A ...

. Since 2021, she has been the Editor-in-Chief of CLARA: Classical Art and Archaeology, an open-access journal published by the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

. In 1 February 2024, she took emeritus status with the University of Bergen. Note that the archive as of Jan 31 says "Professor", and the later website said "Emeritus".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiilerich, Bente 1954 births Living people People from Copenhagen Danish emigrants to Norway University of Copenhagen alumni Academic staff of the University of Bergen Norwegian art historians Historians of Byzantine art Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters