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Author
Name Avkiran, Melis
Research field Art History
Career stage doctoral researcher
Home university/institution Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
Department/Research unit at home university/institution History
Chair/Working group at home institution Department for Art History

International activity
Country Belgium
Location Brussels
University Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA)
Fund Research School PR.INT
Type of activity research stay
Period starts 15-01-2023
ends 30-06-2023
Keywords hans memling, early netherlandish painting, kik-irpa, centre for the study of the flemish primitives, flemish primitives, art history, history, restoration, scientific imagery, archives, bruges, flanders, brussels, 15th century, conservation, cultural heritage, belgium
Report From January to June 2023, I was in Brussels for a six-month research stay. My host institution was the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) and its Flemish Primitives Study Centre.
The main purpose of the stay was to complete my dissertation on the painter Hans Memling. The KIK-IRPA and its various departments (documentation, conservation/restoration, laboratories) offer a unique environment for scientific exchange. I presented the results of my research to experts in the field of early Netherlandish painting and tested my theses. I presented my research in two lectures, one at the beginning (February) of my stay and one at the end (June).
The KIK-IRPA offered me a broad academic network in which I could present my work and place it within the current research landscape. At the same time, I was given exclusive access to the current research project on the painter Hans Memling (Musea Brugge), in which the KIK-IRPA is participating. I had access to the excellent documentation material on the aforementioned painter and was thus able to deepen my knowledge anew. At the same time, I participated in the open access digitisation project of the study centre (Friedlander Database).
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