Frederick Hartt was an American professor of History of Art at the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

. His books include Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture

Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture

Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture is a two volume collection of general art history written by Frederick Hartt. Volume I goes from the paleolithic cave paintings to late medieval art. Volume II starts at the Renaissance and ends with modern art. It was originally published in...

 (two volumes) and Italian Renaissance

Italian Renaissance

The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 13th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe...

 Art, Michelangelo (Masters of Art Series), The Sistine Chapel and The Renaissance in Italy and Spain (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series).

Born in Boston

Boston

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, he received his PhD from New York University

New York University

New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...

's Institute of Fine Arts in 1950. In World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, Hartt was an officer in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Division of the US Army and received a Bronze Star. He was also made an honorary citizen of Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

, and was decorated with the Knight's Cross by the Italian government.

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