Carlo Pedretti was a professor of art history and Armand Hammer Chair in Leonardo Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1960 until his retirement in 1993.
10 Facts About Carlo Pedretti
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From 1960 until his retirement in 1993, Carlo Pedretti was a professor of art history and Armand Hammer Chair in Leonardo Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Carlo Pedretti was instrumental in animating the Elmer Belt Library of Vinciana.
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Carlo Pedretti was the author of more than 60 books and 500 essays and articles in various languages.
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Carlo Pedretti moved to Italy in 2013 to live in the Villa di Castel Vitoni in Lamporecchio and direct the Rossana and Carlo Pedretti Foundation.
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Carlo Pedretti was a regular of the cultural pages of the Corriere della Sera and de L'Osservatore Romano.
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Carlo Pedretti died on 5 January 2018, one day before his 90th birthday.
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Carlo Pedretti was awarded honorary citizenship of the cities of Arezzo and Vinci and honorary degrees from the Universities of Ferrara, Urbino, Milan, and Caen.
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Carlo Pedretti was an honorary member of the Accademia degli Euteleti in San Miniato al Tedesco and of the Accademia Raffaello in Urbino.
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Carlo Pedretti was a member of the Permanent Commission for the National Edition of the Manuscripts and Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci.