作者：弗雷德•S•剋萊納（Fred.S.　K，公元1948-），美國著名藝術史學者，畢業於美國哥倫比亞大學，獲藝術和考古學博士學位，曾任波士頓大學藝術史和考古學係主任，《美國考古雜誌》主編，耶魯大學客座教授。現為波士頓大學教授。

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李建群，現為中央美術學院美術史係教授，外國美術教研室教師，碩士研究生導師。主攻西方近現代美術史。1984-1987年中央美術學院美術史係研究生，獲碩士學位；1987至今，中央美術院美術史係教師；1992-1993年，倫敦大學考陶爾美術學院訪問學者，主修中世紀美術；2002年，倫敦大學大學學院美術史係高訪學者，主修英國美術史，西方女性藝術研究。該書由李建群女士組織中央美院師生一流翻譯團隊集體完成。

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