Dirk De Vos Explained

Dirk de Vos is a Belgian art historian specialising in medieval art. He was the curator of the Groeningemuseum in Bruges.

Education

De Vos attended secondary school in Bruges, graduating in 1961.^[1]

Work

De Vos's magnum opus is a catalogue of the complete works of Hans Memling, on whom he curated a major exhibition in 1994.^{[2] [3]} He followed this in 1999 with a catalogue of the complete works of Rogier van der Weyden.

Publications

• Stedelijke musea Brugge: catalogus schilderijen 15de en 16de eeuw. Stad Brugge, 1979.^[4]
• Groeningemuseum Brugge: de volledige verzameling. Die Keure, 1984.
• Catalogue: Hans Memling. Fonds Mercator Paribas, 1994
• (editor), Essays: Hans Memling. Stedelijke Musea, Bruges, 1994
• Hans Memling: The Complete Works. Thames & Hudson, 1994.^[5]
• Rogier van der Weyden: The Complete Works, translated by Ted Alkins. Harry N. Abrams, 1999.
• The Flemish Primitives: The Masterpieces . Mercatorfonds and Princeton University Press, 2003.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Eerste schoolreünie na vijftig jaar. Het Nieuwsblad. 11 Oct 2011.
2. Lauran Toorians. Planken, verf en handelsgeest: 500 jaar Hans Memling. Ons Erfdeel. 37. 1994.
3. Lorne Campbell. Lorne Campbell (art historian). The Burlington Magazine. 137. 1105. Apr 1995. 264–265. Bruges: Hans Memling.
4. Biekorf. 80. 1980. Nieuwe Catalogi voor Groeninge en Gruuthuse.
5. Lorne Campbell. Lorne Campbell (art historian). The Burlington Magazine. 137. 1105. Apr 1995. 253–254. Hans Memling, The Complete Works by Dirk de Vos.
6. The Flemish Primitives: The Masterpieces by Dirk de Vos. Dan Ewing. Sixteenth Century Journal. 37. 1. 2006. 258–259.