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Caroline van Eck

b. 1959

Dutch art historian

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About Caroline van Eck

Born 1959. Caroline van Eck is a Dutch art historian, university teacher, draftsperson, lecturer, researcher and theorist.

Caroline Alexandra van Eck (born 22 July 1959) is a Dutch art historian and academic, specialising in the art and architecture of the early modern period. Since 2016, she has been Professor of Art History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. She was Professor of Art and Architecture at Leiden University from 2006 to 2016, and previously taught at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the University of Groningen. She was the 2017 Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford.

Honours In March 2014, van Eck was awarded the 2013 Descartes-Huygens Prize by the French Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.

In December 2014, van Eck was appointed a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre National du Mérite by the President of France. She was awarded the Grand Prix du Rayonnement de la Littérature et Culture Françaises by the Académie française in 2015.

In 2020 van Eck was elected a fellow of the Academia Europaea and of the British Academy.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
University of Amsterdam
Employers
Leiden University, University of Cambridge, University of Groningen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Awards
Descartes-Huygens Prize; Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises
Also known as
Caroline Alexandra van Eck, C.A. van Eck

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Caroline van Eck's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Caroline van Eck?

Dutch art historian (1959-)

When was Caroline van Eck born?

Caroline van Eck was born on 22 July 1959 in Katwijk.

What is Caroline van Eck's occupation?

Caroline van Eck is an art historian, university teacher, draftsperson, lecturer, researcher and theorist.

What nationality is Caroline van Eck?

Caroline van Eck is Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Caroline van Eck

· Wikidata: Q21256109

· DBpedia: Caroline van Eck

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