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Mary Berenson (born Mary Whitall Smith; 1864 in Pennsylvania – 1945 in Italy) was an art historian, now thought to have had a large hand in some of the writings of her second husband, Bernard Berenson.
Mary Berenson, a scholar of Italian Renaissance art, was the collaborator and wife of Bernard Berenson, whom she often assisted with his research, writing, lecturing, and business affairs. Born Mary Whitall Smith, she was the daughter of two well-known Quaker preachers, Hannah Whitall and Robert Pearsall Smith.
Mary Berenson, a scholar of Italian Renaissance art, was the wife of Bernard Berenson, whom she often assisted in his research, writing, and business affairs.
Through photographs, documents, student writings, and scholarly essays, Berenson and Harvard: Bernard and Mary as Students offers engaging portrayals not only of the two students but also of Harvard College and the Harvard Annex in the late nineteenth century.
In 1890 Berenson was introduced to Mary through a mutual friend, Gertrude Hitz-Burton. Having already become unhappy in her marriage, Mary followed Berenson back to the continent to study art under his tutelage.
21 de abr. de 2020 · I remember the story of how Bernard had been inspired to read more extensively the books of his library due to the confinement of a long period of isolation in his house, Villa I Tatti in Florence, and the story of his wife Mary.
A young champion of Walt Whitman, Mary Berenson became an American ex-patriot art historian who assisted her husband, Bernard Berenson, in establishing a foundational canon for Italian Renaissance painting.
