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'''Nicholas Penny''' |
'''Sir Nicholas Beaver Penny''' {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[British Academy|FBA]]}} {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Society of Antiquaries of London|FSA]]}} (born 21 December 1949) is a British [[art historian]]. From 2008 to 2015 he was director of the [[National Gallery]] in [[London]]. |
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==Early life== |
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Penny was educated at [[Shrewsbury School]] before he studied English at [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]].<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 [[The Courtauld Institute of Art]] in London, where he was taught by [[Michael Kitson]].<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> |
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==Career== |
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⚫ | Between 1984 and 1989 Penny was keeper of the department of [[Western art]] at the [[Ashmolean Museum]], [[Oxford]] and |
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⚫ | 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 Professor of Fine Art|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. |
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⚫ | 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 [[Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland|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. |
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Penny is a regular contributor to ''[[The Burlington Magazine]]'' and the ''[[London Review of Books]]''. |
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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 (Titian)|Diana and Actaeon]]'' and ''[[Diana and Callisto]]''.<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, ''[[Men of the Docks]]'' by [[George Bellows]].<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 [[Knight Bachelor]] in the Queen's [[2015 Birthday Honours]]. |
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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.<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 == |
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| title = The National Gallery finds the right man |
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Penny has twin daughters. |
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| publisher =''[[The Evening Standard]]'' |
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== Bibliography == |
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* ''Church Monuments in Romantic England'' (Yale University Press, 1977). {{ISBN|978-0300020755}}. |
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* ''Taste and the Antique: Lure of Classical Sculpture, 1500–1900'' (co-author: [[Francis Haskell]], Yale University Press, New Ed. 1982). {{ISBN|978-0300029130}}. |
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* ''Catalogue of European Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum, 1540 to the Present Day'', 3 vols. (Clarendon Press, 1992). {{ISBN|978-0199513567}}. |
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* ''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=[[Evening Standard]]|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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*[http://web.balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/index.asp Balliol College News mentioning quondam fellowship of the college and appointment to the National Gallery] |
*[http://web.balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/index.asp Balliol College News mentioning quondam fellowship of the college and appointment to the National Gallery] |
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*[http://www.pubhist.com/author/1712/nicholas-penny Overview of publications] |
*[http://www.pubhist.com/author/1712/nicholas-penny Overview of publications] |
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Revision as of 12:18, 17 November 2022
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Nicholas Penny | |
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Born | United Kingdom | 21 December 1949
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.[1][2] He then studied for a doctorate at The Courtauld Institute of Art in London, where he was taught by Michael Kitson.[3] While a student at the Courtauld, Penny contributed photographs to the Art & Architecture section of the Conway Library collection.[4]
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.[5] He also oversaw the Gallery's first major acquisition of an American painting, Men of the Docks by George Bellows.[5] The Gallery broke its record attendance under Penny's leadership, exceeding six million visitors in 2013.[5] In June 2014, Penny announced his retirement from the National Gallery after six years as Director.[5] 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.[6]
Personal life
Penny has twin daughters.
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.
- ^ a b c d "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.
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
- 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)