Carmen C. Bambach

Carmen C. Bambach
Carmen C. Bambach
Born	1959 (age 64–65)
Occupation(s)	Art historian; Curator
Known for	Italian and Spanish drawings; especially Leonardo da Vinci

Carmen C. Bambach (1959) is an American art historian and curator of Italian and Spanish drawings at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art who specializes in Italian Renaissance art. She is considered one of the world's leading specialists on Leonardo da Vinci, especially his drawings.^[1]

Career

Bambach received her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Yale University.^[2]

Commenting on the 2017 exhibition of over 130 Michelangelo drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer", Bambach, who curated the showing, attributed a black chalk sketch to the artist against the then current consensus among her colleagues.^[3]

She published the four-volume Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered in 2019 to mixed reviews. The same year, she was the first recipient of the Vilcek Prize for Excellence, recognizing work that reflects immigration's impact on American society.^[4]

In 2020, an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award named by Carnegie Corporation of New York.^[5]

Selected works

Bambach, Carmen C., ed. (2003). Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman. New York City, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-300-09878-5.
—— (2019). Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered. Vol. 1, The Making of an Artist: 1452–1500. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-19195-0.
—— (2019). Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered. Vol. 2. New Haven: Yale University Press.
—— (2019). Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered. Vol. 3. New Haven: Yale University Press.
—— (2019). Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered. Vol. 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.