Henri Thomas Zerner

Henri Thomas Zerner is a Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University since 1973, specializing in Renaissance art, print history, and art historiography. His career spans major academic and curatorial roles, including Curator of Prints at the Fogg Art Museum (1973-1988) and teaching positions at Brown University and Columbia University.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Renaissance art and architecture, particularly French Renaissance
  • Historiography and methodologies of art history
  • 19th-century art (French focus)
  • Printmaking and engraving traditions

Publication Trends: Zerner's work centers on Renaissance scholarship, print diffusion, and critical analysis of art historical practices, with influential contributions to understanding French Renaissance classicism and 19th-century artistic movements.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Focillon Fellowship (1961), Yale University
  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1971)
  • Prix Achille Fould (1971), Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres
  • ACLS Fellowship (1978)
  • Officier dans l’Ordre des arts et lettres