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

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, academic and director of the Swedish Nationalmuseum 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.

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Swedish art historians Directors of museums in Sweden 1907 births 1992 deaths Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy {{Sweden-academic-bio-stub Members of the American Philosophical Society