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Michael Greenhalgh (born 1943)[ where? ] is a British art historian, specializing in Classicism and the Renaissance. [1] He obtained BA in French Studies (1966) MA on Quatremere de Quincy (1966) and PhD on "Renaissance Reconstructions of the Seven Wonders of the World" from the University of Manchester (1968). He taught at the University of Leicester until 1987 when he was appointed Chair of Art History at the Australian National University. [2]

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  2. "CURRICULUM VITAE Michael Greenhalgh, MA, PhD, FSA". rubens.anu.edu.au. Australian National University. Archived from the original on 12 October 2024.
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