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Harry Quilter
1851–1907
A sharp-tongued English art critic, writer, and artist of the Victorian period, he brought strong opinions to everything from painting to public life. His books reflect a lively, often combative mind that cared deeply about art and culture.
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Giotto
by Harry Quilter
About the author
Born in London on January 24, 1851, Harry Quilter was an English art critic, writer, and artist. He was educated privately, studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and later traveled in Italy, experiences that helped shape his lifelong engagement with art.
Quilter became known for energetic, opinionated writing on painting, literature, and society. He wrote books including Preferences in Art, Life, and Literature and a study of Giotto, and he was remembered as a forceful Victorian commentator who did not hide his views.
He died in London on July 10, 1907. Although not as widely read today as some of his contemporaries, he remains a notable figure for readers interested in Victorian criticism and the art world of his time.