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Sir Nicholas Penny FBA

Italian painting of the sixteenth century; European Sculpture 1480-1920; the history of the collecting and display of European art.

Elected 2010

Fellow type: UK Emeritus Fellow
Year elected: 2010
Sections: History of Art and Music
Website: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/about-us/history/directors/sir-nicholas-penny

Current post

Formerly Director, The National Gallery

Past appointments

The National Gallery Formerly Director

2015 -

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Professor Martin Stokes FBA

Ethnomusicology and anthropology of music, with particular reference to Europe, the Middle East and the Islamic World

Professor Dawn Ades FBA

History of Art;Central America; South America; USA, Canada, Mexico; Eastern Europe; Southern Europe; Western Europe

Dawn Ades (BAR 32)

Professor Elizabeth McGrath FBA

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