Luisa Vertova

Luisa Felicita Vertova
Born30 December 1920 (1920-12-30)
Firenze, Italy
Died28 June 2021(2021-06-28) (aged 100)
Florence, Italy
OccupationArt historian
Years active1943–2020
SpouseBenedict Nicolson
Children1 (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.