title: Francisco Calvo Serraller
text: # Francisco Calvo Serraller
  
  Francisco Calvo Serraller (19 April 1948 – 16 November 2018) was a Spanish art historian.
  
  ## Life
  
  He was born in 1948 in Madrid.
  
  ## Career
  
  Calvo Serraller completed his Doctorate in Philosophy and Literature specializing in History at the Complutense University. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando from 2001 until his death. He was Director of the Prado Museum. He was a regular contributor to the newspaper El País, since its founding in 1976.
  
  