Barbara Baert “Chercheuse invitée at the Centre André-Chastel”
In February-March 2024 Barbara Baert is invited professor by Stéphane Toussaint at the Centre André Chastel.
Lieve Watteeuw received Pioneer award 2023
The Pionier Award 2023 was awarded to Prof Lieve Watteeuw and the team of the Book Heritage Lab and VIEW, for their pioneering research on medieval miniatures with new laboratory techniques, particularly on the Anjou Bible.
Wendy Wauters awarded Mgr. Charles De Clercq-prize
The Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts has awarded Wendy Wauters the Mgr. Charles de Clercq prize 2022 for her work “De beroering van de religieuze ruimte. De belevingswereld van kerkgangers in de Antwerpse Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, ca. 1450-1566”.
Prof. Barbara Baert is awarded the Warburg-Professur 2023
Prof. Barbara Baert, associated researcher at Illuminare, is awarded the Warburg-Professur 2023.
Matt Kavaler has become an Honorary Fellow of Illuminare
We are very happy and honoured to announce that Prof. Dr. Matt Kavaler from the University of Toronto has become an Honorary Fellow of Illuminare.
Maarten Bassens won the prestigious 2021 Ricciardi Prize for Best Article by a Young Scholar by Master Drawings (New York)
Maarten Bassens won the prestigious 2021 Ricciardi Prize for Best Article by a Young Scholar by Master Drawings (New York). In his contribution, Maarten shed light on Jan Verbeeck, a 16th-century enigmatic draughtsman from Mechelen.
Daan van Heesch awarded the Bader Prize 2019
The scholarly journal Simiolus has awarded Daan van Heesch the Bader Prize 2019 for his article “Paulus de Kempenaer and the Political Exploitation of Hieronymus Bosch in the Dutch Revolt”.
Jeroen Luyckx received fellowship from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
Jeroen Luyckx, PhD Candidate at Illuminare, has received a fellowship from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Lorne Campbell awarded KU Leuvenan honorary doctorate
On 20 October 2016, the KU Leuven coffered a doctorate honoris causa to Lorne Campbell (1946).