Éric de Chassey


Éric de Buretel de Chassey is a French historian of French art, art critic, and professor of contemporary art history at François Rabelais University in Tours, France.
Born in the United States to French parents, Benoît de Buretel de Chassey and Brit Michon du Marais, he was raised in France. On 4 September 2009, he was named director of the French Academy in Rome, succeeding Frédéric Mitterrand. He has been married since 2013 to actress Anne Consigny.