Dr.
Keith Christiansen
Museum curator
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Visual Arts
Elected
2006
Curator of Italian Paintings and adjunct professor at the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University. Has been at The Metropolitan for thirty years, organizing exhibitions ranging from painting in fifteenth-century Siena to Caravaggio and Tiepolo. Has promoted many lesser known Italian artists and artistic movements and has been a keen acquisitor for the museum. Received recognition for his contributions to catalogues and scholarly journals.
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