About John Lowden
Born 1953. John Lowden is a British art historian.
John Hopkins Lowden (born 1 May 1953, d. 27 January 2026) FBA was a British art historian who was Professor of the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, which he joined in 1982.
Lowden was a graduate of Cambridge University and previously taught at St. Andrews. His specialism was in illuminated manuscripts and Gothic ivories. Selected publications Early Christian and Byzantine Art. London: Phaidon Press, 1997.
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