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Bernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. He was a major figure in pioneering art attribution and therefore establishing the market for paintings by the "Old Masters". ==Personal life== Berenson was born Bernhard Valvrojenski in Butrimonys, Vilnius Governorate (now in Alytus district of Lithuania) to a Litvak family. They emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts from the Vilnius Governorate of the Russian Empire in 1875, whereupon the family name was changed to "Berenson." Berenson converted to Christianity in 1885, becoming an Episcopalian.〔http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/berensonb.htm〕 Later, while living in Italy, he converted to Catholicism. After graduating from Boston Latin School he attended the Boston University College of Liberal Arts as a freshman during 1883–84, but, unable to obtain instruction in Sanskrit from that institution, transferred to Harvard University for his sophomore year.〔Boston University College of Liberal Arts Class of 1887 50th Anniversary Memory Book, published 1937〕 He graduated from Harvard and married Mary Smith, who became a notable art historian in her own right. Mary was the sister of Logan Pearsall Smith and of Alys Pearsall Smith, the first wife of Bertrand Russell. Mary had previously been married to barrister Frank Costelloe. Bernard Berenson was also involved in a long relationship with Belle da Costa Greene. Samuels (1987) mentions Mary's "reluctant acceptance (at times)" of this relationship. Among his more surprising friendships was a long one with the American writer Ray Bradbury, who wrote about their friendship in ''The Wall Street Journal'' and in his book of essays, ''Yestermorrow''. He was also a friend and admirer of Natalie Barney, who lived in Florence during World War 2 and also of her friend, Romaine Brooks. Marisa Berenson, an actress, is a distant cousin of Berenson's through Louis Kossivitsky. Louis was a nephew of Berenson's father, Albert Valvrojenski, the orphaned son of his sister. On arrival in the U.S. both Koussivitsky and Valvrojenski took the name of Berenson. (Meryle Secrest, Being Bernard Berenson, p. 34) Her sister, Berry Berenson, was an actress/photographer, and the wife of actor Anthony Perkins. Berry died in the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernard Berenson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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