American art critic, and museum curator (born 1938)
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Richard C. Muhlberger (born 1938 in New Jersey, United States died March 23, 2019) is an American art critic, and museum curator.[1] He was Curator of Education for the Worcester Art Museum.[2] He later became a professor of art history at Western New England College,[3] and the vice-director for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but he is best recognized for his analysis of many famous art pieces.
Career[]
Some of the most famous pieces Mühlberger has critiqued are done by Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and Pablo Picasso. Along with being a critic, Muhlberger was also a writer. He is known for a series containing critiques of illustrious authors. This series is made up of several books, "What makes a Rembrandt a Rembrandt?", "What makes a Van Gogh a Van Gogh?", "What makes a Monet a Monet?", "What makes a Degas a Degas?", "What makes a Cassatt a Cassatt?", "What makes a Goya a Goya?", "What makes a Bruegel a Bruegel?", What makes a Leonardo a Leonardo?", "What makes a Raphael a Raphael?", and "What makes a Picasso a Picasso?". More of his written works include a series titled "The Bible in Art". It contains the following books "Bible in Art: The Old Testament" and, "Bible in Art: The New Testament". Mühlberger's latest work is called "Charles Webster Hawthorne: Paintings drawings,and Watercolors".
Works[]
The Christmas story: told through paintings. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1990. ISBN978-0-15-200426-2.