Angela Jager (born 1984) is a Dutch art historian and curator, known for her research and contributions to the fields of Dutch Golden Age painting and Flemish painting.[1] [2] She is Curator of Dutch and Flemish Old Master Painting at the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History, in The Hague.[3]
Angela Jager | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation(s) | curator, art historian |
Biography
editAngela Jager received her PhD in 2016 from the University of Amsterdam, focusing on the mass market for history paintings in seventeenth-century Amsterdam.[4] [5][6][7]
Following her PhD, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where she studied a large private collection of Old Master paintings. From 2019 to 2021, she was a researcher at the University of Geneva, contributing to the RKD-database "Visiting the Golden Age".[8]
In November 2021, Jager was appointed as Curator of Dutch and Flemish Old Master Painting at the RKD.[9] In this role, she is also working on a collection catalogue of Dutch and Flemish old master paintings from the Nivaagaards Malerisamling in Denmark, alongside Jørgen Wadum.[3]
Jager and Wadumn in 2023, found through their research, that two separate portraits by Cornelis de Vos were actually once part of a large canvas and were therefore one large portrait that has been separated. The discovery was covered in global news outlets, including NPR.[10][11]
Research and grants
editJager's research interests include the international art trade in the early modern period, workshop production, and the interpretation of archival sources related to artists and art dealers. She has received significant grants, including a Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant for her research.[3]
Publications
edit- The Mass Market for History Paintings in Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam: Production, Distribution and Consumption. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2020.
- "Selling Paintings to Sweden: Toussaint Gelton’s Correspondence with Pontus Fredrik de la Gardie." Oud Holland - Journal for Art of the Low Countries 133, no. 2 (2020): 108-127.
- With Stephanie Dickey. "New Light on Family Ties: Rembrandt, Vinck, Van Swanenburgh." Kroniek van het Rembrandthuis, 2022.
- With Marije Osnabrugge, contributions by Susanna Bartels and Lucie Rochard. Op bezoek in de Republiek: Reisverslagen uit de zeventiende en achttiende eeuw. Zwolle: WBOOKS, 2022.
- With Jørgen Wadum and Marta Domínquez-Delmás. "Unraveling a 17th-century North Netherlandish Panel Maker." International Journal of Wood Culture, 2023.
Exhibitions
editJager has contributed to several exhibitions, including:
- Visiting the Golden Age (University of Geneva)
- Dutch and Flemish Old Master Paintings (Nivaagaards Malerisamling)
Affiliations
editJager is an Associate Member of CODART and the European Liaison of the Historians of Netherlandish Art (HNA). She also co-hosts the HNA Podcast, highlighting new scholarly work in her field.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Art history sleuths reunite mother with husband and son in 17th-century Flemish portrait". The Art Newspaper. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "17de-eeuwer had zijn eigen IKEA-posters". de Volkskrant. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Angela Jager". CODART. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Jager, Angela (2022). "The workshop of Jacob de Wet (1610-1675) and his mass production of history painting". Oud Holland – Journal for Art of the Low Countries. 131 (2). Brill: 67–103. doi:10.1163/18750176-13102003.
- ^ "RKD Appoints Angela Jager as Curator of Dutch and Flemish Old Master Painting". CODART. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Jager, Angela (2020). The Mass Market for History Paintings in Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 9789462987739.
- ^ Jager, Angela (2018). "Everywhere Illustrious Histories that are a Dime a Dozen: The Mass Market for History Painting in Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam". Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art. 10 (1).
- ^ "OSK PhD Day: A Career in Art History". Research School Art History. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Jager, Angela. "Angela Jager - Medewerkers". RKD. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Scott, Brianna (March 22, 2023). "How these art sleuths reunited a family after centuries apart". NPR.
- ^ Winfrey, Ivy; Scott, Brianna; Intagliata, Christopher (March 17, 2023). "Two halves of a 17th-century family portrait have been reunited". NPR.
- ^ "Podcast". Historians of Netherlandish Art. Retrieved 31 July 2024.