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# Conrad Rudolph

(1951)   Art Historian

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Conrad Rudolph is an art historian.

## Quick Facts About Conrad Rudolph

Born January 1, 1951

Profession Art Historian

## About Conrad Rudolph

American art historian... \| Conrad Rudolph is an American art historian and Distinguished Professor of Medieval Art History at the University of California, Riverside.

##  Quotes by Conrad Rudolph

> [“Bernard undoubtedly was truly concerned with the well-being of the poor ... but the approach here is again largely from a monastic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-rudolph/bernard-undoubtedly-was-truly-concerned-with-the-well-being-of-the/)

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> [ “\[Medieval\] Art was not just a static element in society, or even one which interacted with the various social groups. It was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-rudolph/medieval-art-was-not-just-a-static-element-in-society-or-even-one/)

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> [“These are small things; I am coming to things of greater importance, but which seem smaller, because they are more common.' —…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-rudolph/these-are-small-things-i-am-coming-to-things-of-greater-importance/)

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