President of Sorbonne University Foundation; Professor ofHistory of Modern and Contemporary Arts (heritage) at Sorbonne University and former President of Université Paris-Sorbonne (2012-2018) and the Scientific Council of Paris-Sorbonne (2008-2012). Main research fields include: European arts of the 14th century, particularly of French Romanticism and more specifically of Eugène Delacroix. H Major publications include: Eugène Delacroix : Souvenirs d’un voyage dans le Maroc, etc.