Carmen C. Bambach (1959) is an American
art historian
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 ...
and
curator of Italian and Spanish drawings at the New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art who specializes in
Italian Renaissance art
Italian Renaissance painting is the painting of the period beginning in the late 13th century and flourishing from the early 15th to late 16th centuries, occurring in the Italian Peninsula, which was at that time divided into many political stat ...
. She is considered one of the world's leading specialists on
Leonardo da Vinci, especially his drawings.
Career
Bambach received her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from
Yale University.
As part of the 2017 Michelangelo, Bambach attributed a black chalk sketch to the artist in challenge to extant consensus.
She curated the Met's
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was insp ...
exhibition in 2017 and published the four-volume ''Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered'' in 2019 to mixed reviews. The same year, she was the first recipient of many, for the
Vilcek Prize for Excellence, recognizing work that reflects immigration's impact on American society.
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External links
Published worksat
Academia.edu
List of publicationsat the Met
''Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered''
Living people
1959 births
American art curators
American women curators
American art historians
Leonardo da Vinci scholars
People associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Women art historians
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