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Maurice W. Brockwell
1869–1958
Best known for lively books on Renaissance masters, this British art historian and lecturer brought museum scholarship to a wide general audience. His writing on artists such as Leonardo da Vinci reflects a careful, fact-focused approach to art history.
2 Audiobooks
Leonardo Da Vinci
by Maurice W. Brockwell
The Louvre: Fifty Plates in Colour
by Paul G. (Paul George) Konody, Maurice W. Brockwell
About the author
Born in Sheffield in 1869, he became an English art writer, lecturer, and historian whose work centered on European painting, especially the Renaissance. Sources from the National Gallery and the Royal Academy describe a career that combined scholarship with public interpretation, helping readers approach major artists and collections with clarity rather than jargon.
He assisted Sir Charles Holroyd at the National Gallery in revising the museum’s official catalogues, and he later served as curator of the Cook Collection at Doughty House in Richmond. He also wrote widely on artists and collections, including books on Leonardo da Vinci and other Old Masters, building a reputation as a knowledgeable guide to art for general readers.
Maurice W. Brockwell died in London in 1958. Although he is not a household name today, his books remain useful snapshots of early 20th-century art history writing, especially for listeners interested in classic studies of Renaissance painting.