Éric de Buretel de Chassey (born 1965, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is a French historian of French art, art critic, and professor of contemporary art history at François Rabelais University in Tours, France. He has had students from many different countries, one of whom is the Iranian artist Bahram Ahmadi.[1]
Éric de Chassey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Éric de Buretel de Chassey 1965 (age 58–59) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École Normale Supérieure |
| Occupation | Director of the French Academy in Rome |
| Spouse | Anne Consigny (2013-present) |
Born in the United States to French parents, Benoît de Buretel de Chassey (1941–2012) and Brit Michon du Marais (born 1943), he was raised in France. On 4 September 2009, he was named director of the French Academy in Rome, succeeding Frédéric Mitterrand. He has been married since 2013 to actress Anne Consigny.[2]
References edit
- ^ AHMADI (Bahram).- L'enseignement de la peinture en Iran, genèse d'une discipline universitaire.- 2 vol.- Tours, 2007.- Dir. E. de Chassey.- Master 2.- (ART 10283)
- ^ "Eric de Chassey succède à Frédéric Mitterrand à la Villa Médicis". Le Monde (in French). 7 September 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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