Bente Scavenius

Bente Christina Brønnum Scavenius (born 12 December 1944, in Stockholm) is a Danish art historian (mag.art. in history of art), art critic and author. She has taught at the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University, and has written several books. She has also been a member of numerous public and private committees and boards of directors of cultural institutions in Denmark.

She is the daughter of land owner Carl Christian Brønnum Scavenius, who owned Klintholm Gods, and a relative of former Prime Minister Erik Scavenius. She is married to actor Joen Bille (of the noble Bille family), who is a son of Irene Ibsen Bille and a descendant of Henrik Ibsen, Sigurd Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. She is the mother of actress Beate Bille.

Honours

Order of the Dannebrog, 2012

N.L. Høyen Medaljen, 2004

Ingeniør B Sunds kulturpris, 2003

Ole Haslunds Hæderslegat, 2002

Den Danske Publicistklubs jubilæumslegat, 1997

Ørelæge Valdemar Klein og Hustru Læge Johanne Kleins Legat, 1998

Møn-Prisen, 1995

Rosenkjærprisen, 1992

Danmarks kandidat til Europas Kvinders Pris, 1994

H.K.H. Prinsens Fond, 1991

Ole Haslunds Kunstnerfond, 1984