The case of Walter Pater

by Michael Levey

"...states the case for Pater as the instigator in England of a darringly hedonistic approach to the arts...(his) life storypossesses great poignancy." Married tp Brigid Brophy, the author has been a Cambridge professor and Director of The National Gallery, London.

232 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1978

About the author

Sir Michael Vincent Levey (8 June 1927 - 28 December 2008) was an English art historian and was the director of the National Gallery from 1973 to 1986.