Hans Joris Van Miegroet (1953 – February 9, 2024) was a Belgian and American art historian and educator. Primarily a scholar of the art market in Europe, Van Miegroet was professor of Art and Art History at Duke University.

Hans J. Van Miegroet
Born
Hans Joris Van Miegroet

1953
DiedFebruary 9, 2024(2024-02-09) (aged 70–71)
Occupation(s)Art historian, educator
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Ghent
University of California, Santa Barbara
ThesisGerard David (ca. 1450-1523): Patronage and Artistic Preeminence at Bruges (1988)
Doctoral advisorBurr E. Wallen
Academic work
DisciplineArt history
Sub-disciplineArt market
InstitutionsDuke University

Life and career edit

Van Miegroet was born in 1953[1] and graduated from the University of Ghent with a Master of Arts in Art History in 1983, and then moved to the United States to earn a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1988. His master's thesis was on the artist Konrad Witz, and he wrote a doctoral dissertation on Gerard David, supervised by Burr E. Wallen.[2] In that year, Van Miegroet was hired as Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at Duke University, and in 1994, was promoted to Associate Professor.[3] In 2005, he was elevated to full Professor. In the following year, Van Miegroet became chair of the art history department, a post that he held until 2014.[4] He died on February 9, 2024, in a single-vehicle car crash near the Duke University campus.[5]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Hans J. Van Miegroet, 1953—2024 | Art, Art History & Visual Studies". 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ "HAA Ph.D. Dissertations: 2013 – 1972" (PDF). Tucsb.edu. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Hans J. Van Miegroet | Scholars@Duke".
  4. ^ "DALMI".
  5. ^ "Duke art history professor Hans Joris Van Miegroet dies in Academy Road car crash". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-02-11.

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