Andrew Graham-Dixon
British art historian, critic and BBC broadcaster; author of a Caravaggio biography.
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- Andrew Graham-Dixon is a British art historian, critic and broadcaster, born in London in 1960.
- He was chief art critic of The Independent until 1998 and later of The Sunday Telegraph.
- He has presented BBC art series from A History of British Art (1996) to Art of France (2017).
- His biography of Caravaggio was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2012.
- He presents Italy Unpacked with the chef Giorgio Locatelli.
Key facts
- Born
- 26 December 1960, London1
- Education
- Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford; doctoral studies at the Courtauld Institute of Art1
- Critic
- Chief art critic of The Independent (until 1998) and The Sunday Telegraph; Arts Journalist of the Year 1987, 1988 and 19891
- Television
- A History of British Art; Renaissance; Art of Spain; Art of Russia; Art of China; Art of France; Italy Unpacked1
- Books
- Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane (2009); Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel (2008); Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found (2025)1
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