Bente Scavenius
Bente Christina Brønnum Scavenius (born 12 December 1944, in Stockholm)[1] is a Danish art historian, art critic and author. She has taught at the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University, and has written more than 20 books.[2][3] She has also been a member of numerous public and private committees and boards of directors of cultural institutions in Denmark.[4]
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She is the daughter of land owner Carl Christian Brønnum Scavenius, who owned Klintholm Gods, and a relative of former Prime Minister Erik Scavenius. She is married to actor Joen Bille (of the noble Bille family), who is a son of Irene Ibsen Bille and a descendant of Henrik Ibsen, Sigurd Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. She is the mother of actress Beate Bille.[2][5]
Scavenius has a mag.art. degree in history of art.
Honours and awards
- 2012 – Order of the Dannebrog[1]
- 2004 – N. L. Høyen Medal[6]
- 2003 – Ingeniør B Sunds kulturpris
- 2002 – Ole Haslunds Hæderslegat
- 1997 – Den Danske Publicistklubs jubilæumslegat
- 1998 – Ørelæge Valdemar Klein og Hustru Læge Johanne Kleins Legat
- 1995 – Møn-Prisen
- 1994 – Denmark's candidate for Europe's Women's Prize[1]
- 1992 – Rosenkjærprisen
- 1991 – H.K.H. Prinsens Fond
- 1984 – Ole Haslunds Kunstnerfond
Bibliography
Books
- Scavenius, Bente (1983). Fremsyn, snæversyn: Dansk dagbladskuntkritik 1880-1901 [Foresight, narrow-mindedness: Danish daily newspaper criticism 1880-1901]. Borgen. ISBN 978-8741855257.
- Scavenius, Bente (1989). At læse billeder [Reading pictures]. Borgen. ISBN 87-418-8495-7.
- Scavenius, Bente (1991). Den Frie Udstilling i 100 år [The Free Exhibition for 100 years]. Borgen. ISBN 87-418-6082-9.
- Scavenius, Bente (2004). Se på verdenskunst i Danmark [World art in Denmark] (2 ed.). Oslo, Norway: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. ISBN 87-02-02980-4.
- Scavenius, Bente (1997). Fredensborg Slotshave [Fredensborg Castle Garden]. Oslo, Norway: Gyldendal. OCLC 39627758.
- Scavenius, Bente (1994). Guldalderhistorier, 20 nærbilleder af perioden 1800-1850 [Golden Age Stories, 20 close-ups of the period 1800-1850]. Oslo, Norway: Gyldendal. ISBN 9788700190528.
- Den lille billedkunst
- Hammershøis København
- Verdenskunst i Danmark
- Danmarks dejligste haver
References
- "Bente Scavenius holder foredrag om kunst". sn.dk (in Danish). 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- "Bente Scavenius fra Kunsten at blive snydt: Jeg er en travl bedstemor". BILLED-BLADET (in Danish). 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- Washuus, Af Dorte (2014-07-11). "Man får meget tilbage, når man investerer sig selv". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- "Bente Scavenius, Kunsthistoriker, kunstkritiker, forfatter". www.kvinfo.dk (in Danish). 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- "Mød Bente Scavenius, Beate Bille og Fernanda". Costume (in Danish). 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- "Akademiraadet | Motivering" [Reason for medal reception]. www.akademiraadet.dk. Retrieved 2019-05-14.