Luisa Vertova
Luisa Felicita Vertova | |
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| Born | 30 December 1920 Firenze, Italy |
| Died | 28 June 2021 (aged 100) Florence, Italy |
| Occupation | Art historian |
| Years active | 1943–2020 |
| Spouse | Benedict Nicolson |
| Children | 1 (Vanessa Nicolson) |
Luisa Felicita Vertova (30 December 1920 – 28 June 2021) was an Italian art historian. Her research work mostly focused on Renaissance Italian painters such as Piero della Francesca, Mantegna, Paolo Veronese, Titian, Botticelli and Caravaggio. In addition, she undertook numerous projects as editor of several editions of her mentor Bernard Berenson's and her husband Benedict Nicolson's writings.