1.0Praemium Erasmianum Foundationhttps://erasmusprijs.org/en/Lauren Maxwellhttps://erasmusprijs.org/en/author/lauren-maxwell/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PCjnk4jwsw"><a href="https://erasmusprijs.org/en/laureates/sir-herbert-read/">Sir Herbert Read</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://erasmusprijs.org/en/laureates/sir-herbert-read/embed/#?secret=PCjnk4jwsw" width="600" height="338" title="“Sir Herbert Read” — Praemium Erasmianum Foundation" data-secret="PCjnk4jwsw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://erasmusprijs.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://erasmusprijs.org/wp-content/uploads/1966-Herbert-Read-Erasmusprijs.jpg354413Portrait © National Portrait Gallery, London In 1966 Herbert Read shared the Erasmus Prize for art history with René Huyghe. Sir Herbert Read’s influential and constructive criticism greatly advanced the understanding and appreciation of modern art. His passionate social engagement and unflagging dedication to making art accessible to all inspired the Foundation to award him […]