Edward C. Strutt

Born in 1873, Edward C. Strutt was the son of the artist and archaeologist Arthur Strutt. Biographical sources describe him as an English resident in Italy who first studied medicine, then left that path and turned to journalism, criticism, and writing.

He became known as an art critic and author, contributing to newspapers and magazines and publishing books on major Italian artists. Among the works reliably associated with him are Michelangelo and Fra Filippo Lippi, both of which helped introduce Renaissance art to general readers.

The surviving record on his life is fairly sparse, but the available sources consistently place him in the world of early-20th-century English-language writing on Italian art. His work sits at the meeting point of travel, criticism, and popular art history.