Hugo van der Velden

Hugo Tjeerd van der Velden (born 19 October 1963, Boxmeer)^[1] is a Dutch art historian. He currently is Rijksmuseum Chair of Art History of the Middle Ages, especially in the Low Countries. A position in collaboration with Universiteit van Amsterdam.^[2]

Education and Career

Hugo van der Velden studied art history at the Universiteit Utrecht, where he also taught from 1992-2003. During this time he was also a fellow at the Warburg Institute and a visiting lecturer at the Courtauld Institute. In 2003, he was appointed as a Professor in the History of Art and Architecture department at Harvard University. He's currently teaching at the Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Works

His first book, The Donor's Image: Gerard Loyet and the Votive Images of Charles the Bold, was published by Brepols in 2000.^[3] His forthcoming book, Van Eyck in Holland, deals with Jan van Eyck's contributions to the Turin-Milan Hours.

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