Hans J. Van Miegroet
Hans Joris Van Miegroet is an art historian and educator. Primarily a scholar of the art market in Europe, Van Miegroet is currently Professor of Art and Art History at Duke University.
Hans J. Van Miegroet | |
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| Born | Hans Joris Van Miegroet |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian Educator |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Ghent University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Thesis | Gerard David (ca. 1450-1523): Patronage and Artistic Preeminence at Bruges (1988) |
| Doctoral advisor | Burr E. Wallen |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history |
| Sub-discipline | Art market |
| Institutions | Duke University |
Career
Van Miegroet 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]