Richard Brilliant

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|birth_place=Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |occupation= |nationality=American |education=Boston Latin School
Yale College (BA, MA, PhD)
Harvard Law School (LLB) |spouse= |children=4 }} Richard Brilliant (born in Boston, November 20, 1929) is an American art historian, university professor, and writer whose work combines a specialist knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman art with overarching themes in the history and theory of art (e.g. semiotics, portraiture, narrative, and historiography). As noted by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he “transformed the field of classical art, opening it up to new critical methods of historical and stylistic analysis.” His publications, landmarks in the field, have raised the reputation of Roman art, especially that of the later period, which had been disparaged by earlier nineteenth and twentieth pro-Greek critics and scholars. Encouraged by his broad vision and scope of interests, his students have pursued significant careers as academics, researchers, and practitioners in the field of classical art history. Provided by Wikipedia