"To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man."
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About Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance period. Born in Lithuania in 1865, he moved to the United States as a child. Berenson studied art history in Europe and became a renowned expert in Italian Renaissance art. He advised major art collectors and institutions, and his attributions of Italian paintings are highly respected.
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