David Landau

Born on 22 April 1950 in Tel Aviv (Israel), he was educated at Liceo Berchet in Milan, the University of Pavia (Medicine and Surgery), and the University of Oxford (MA in History of Art).
He held academic posts at Oxford, including Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College (1978–80), Fellow in Renaissance Studies at Worcester College (1980–82), and later Fellow and Curator of Pictures at Worcester College (1982–2009), becoming Emeritus Fellow thereafter. As an art historian, he curated exhibitions such as The Genius of Venice (Royal Academy, London, 1983) and Mantegna (Royal Academy, London, and Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1992).
He co-authored The Renaissance Print (Yale University Press, 1994), which received the Mitchell Prize in 1995. In 1984 he founded Print Quarterly, which he edited for 27 years.
In 1985 he co-founded the newspaper Loot, serving as CEO and Chairman until 2000, during which the company expanded significantly before being sold to Vivendi. In 1999 he founded Saffron Hill Ventures, an investment company focused on technology and media.
At the National Gallery, London, he was a Trustee (from 1996) and Chairman of the National Gallery Company (1998–2003). He has also held roles at the Courtauld Institute, the Art Fund, and the Venice in Peril Fund, among other cultural organisations, and has served on several foundation boards, including the Warburg Institute and Rothschild-related foundations.
His honours include CBE and Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He has also been involved in initiatives in the field of glass.