Arvid Andrén

Arvid Andrén (10 February 1902 – 14 June 1999) was a Swedish art historian.

He is most commonly associated with his publication Architectural Terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples (Lund: Gleerup.

Andrén served as director of the Swedish Institute at Rome from 1948 to 1952 and 1964–1966.

Andrén focused his work on decorative architectural terracotta sculpture from ancient Italy and Greece.

He participated in several archaeological excavations in the Mediterranean world, including at Messenia in Greece (1933 and 1935), at Ardea (1952 and 1953) and at Blera (1965) in Italy.