by Silvia Simonetti

Almost a year ago, Italian art historian and curator Davide Gasparotto was appointed Senior Curator of Paintings of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Born in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto region in Northern Italy, Dr. Gasparotto is "A leading figure in the field of Renaissance through 18th century Italian art, while also having an exceptionally broad knowledge of European art in other periods and media" – as director Timothy Potts explained.

After studying the History of Art and Classical Archaeology at the University of Pisa, and the History of Art Criticism at the prestigious Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Dr. Gasparotto worked at the National Gallery of Parma for 12 years and in 2012 became director of the Galleria Estense in Modena. He was also known in the U.S., where he spent some time as a visiting fellow at the National Gallery in Washington D.C. (2007) and the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art (2011-2012).

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano