Barbara Baert#
| Membership Number: | 4222 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | MUSICOLOGY & ART HISTORY |
| Elected: | 2016 |
| Main Country of Residence: | BELGIUM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.illuminare.be/staff/barbara-baert |
Present and Previous Positions
- 01.10.2010 Professor Ordinarius at the University of Leuven. She teaches in the field of Iconology, Art theory & Analysis, and Medieval Art.
- 01.10.2007 − 30.09.2010 tenured professor, KU Leuven
- 01.10.2001 − 30.09.2007 tenure track, KU Leuven
- 27.11.1997 − 30.09.2005 postdoctoral researcher, KU Leuven
- 01.10.1997 − 26.11.1997 assistant, KU Leuven
- 01.10.1990 − 30.09.1992 assistant, KU Leuven
- 01.10.1990 − 01.10.1990 assistant, KU Leuven
Fields of Scholarship
- Iconology
- Medieval Art
- Bildwissenschaft
- Historiography of the Art History (Aby Warburg)
- Art and Anthropology
- Art Criticism and Theory
- Gender in iconography
Honours and Awards
- 2016 Laureate of the Francqui Prize. The ceremony was in auspicien of Sire King Philippe at June 8th 2016 https://www.monarchie.be/fr/agenda/prix-francqui-2016
, http://www.francquifoundation.be/ang/Rapport%20Jury%20Baert_en.htm
- The prize of the "Koninlijke Academie voor Wetenschappen van België. Klasse Schone kunsten" (Royal Academy of Sciences of Belgium. Class of the Arts)
- Since January 2014 Member ad vitam (consoror) of the “Koninlijke Academie voor Wetenschappen van België. Klasse Schone kunsten"
- In October 2010 the Funding for Scientific Research-Flanders mandated Barbara Baert for a term of 3 years as the representative for Belgium at the European Standing Committee for Humanities (ESCF) with two plenary meetings a year and several evaluation tasks as rapporteur
