Anna Tummers
Anna Tummers is a Dutch art historian, curator, and researcher, known for her work on Dutch Golden Age painting and Flemish painting, particularly those of the seventeenth century. She is a Professor in Early Modern Art at Ghent University.
Biography
Anna Tummers began her career as a research assistant at the Print Room, Windsor in Windsor Castle, England (1999–2000). She then served as an assistant curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. (2000–2003). From 2003 to 2008, she was a lecturer and research associate at the University of Amsterdam.[1] She held this position until 2021.[2]
On 1 November 2008, Tummers became the curator of old masters at the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, succeeding Pieter Biesboer.[3]
Tummers has contributed to several exhibitions, including "Aelbert Cuyp" (2001-02), "Five centuries of trompe-l'oeil painting" (2002-03), "Rembrandt's late religious portraits" (2004-05), and "Gerard ter Borch" (2005).[4]
Tummers is noted for her work in developing new methodologies in art authentication, combining traditional connoisseurship with modern scientific techniques. She has received significant grants, including an European Research Council grant to explore new methods of identifying art forgeries.[5]
Publications
- The Eye of the Connoisseur: Authenticating Paintings by Rembrandt and His Contemporaries (2011)[6]
- Frans Hals: Eye to Eye with Rembrandt, Rubens, and Titian (2013)[7]
- The Art of Laughter: Humour in the Dutch Golden Age (2018)[8]
- Art Market and Connoisseurship (2008)[9]
- First Woman to Become a Master Painter (2008)[10]
- Frans Hals or not Frans Hals (2024)[11]
Selected Articles
- "Supplementing the Eye: The Technical Analysis of Frans Hals's Paintings – I", in: Burlington Magazine 161 (2019), pp. 934–941.[12]
Research and Grants
Tummers heads and co-heads several research projects funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. These include:
- Frans Hals/Not Frans Hals: A project investigating the criteria for attributing paintings to Frans Hals and exploring new methods in art authentication.[13]
- 21st Century Connoisseurship: A collaboration with Professor Robert Erdmann, focusing on developing advanced technical and digital tools for analyzing seventeenth-century paintings.[14]
- ArtDetect: A project aimed at developing new ways to detect forgeries, supported by the Centre for Global Heritage and Development and the Scientific Advisory Board of IPERION HS.[15]
Exhibitions
During her tenure at the Frans Hals Museum, Tummers curated several exhibitions, including:
- Celebrating in the Golden Age
- The Art of Laughter: Humour in the Dutch Golden Age
- Frans Hals: Eye to Eye with Rembrandt, Rubens, and Titian (2013), celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Frans Hals Museum.[16]
References
- ^ "Anna Tummers". CODART. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Ann Demeester leaving the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem". Frans Hals Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Anna Tummers to Succeed Pieter Biesboer as Curator of Old Masters at the Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem". CODART. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Anna Tummers". Frans Hals Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Is it a fake or not? Time for a new kind of connoisseurship". Universiteit Leiden. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Tummers, Anna (2011). The Eye of the Connoisseur: Authenticating Paintings by Rembrandt and His Contemporaries. Los Angeles: Getty Publications. ISBN 9781606060841.
- ^ Tummers, Anna; Atkins, Chris (2013). Frans Hals: Eye to Eye with Rembrandt, Rubens, and Titian. Haarlem: Frans Hals Museum. ISBN 9789462080539.
- ^ Tummers, Anna (2018). The Art of Laughter: Humour in the Dutch Golden Age. Haarlem: Frans Hals Museum. ISBN 9789462621701.
- ^ Tummers, Anna; Jonckheere, Koenraad (2008). Art Market and Connoisseurship. A Closer Look at Paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Their Contemporaries. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 9789089640321.
- ^ Tummers, Anna (2008). First Woman to Become a Master Painter. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 9789089640314.
- ^ Tummers, Anna; Erdmann, Robert (2024). Frans Hals or not Frans Hals. Connoisseurship, Technical Analyses and Digital Tools. Open Access. ISBN 9783031594885.
- ^ Tummers, Anna (2019). "Supplementing the Eye: The Technical Analysis of Frans Hals's Paintings – I". Burlington Magazine. 161. et al.: 934–941.
- ^ "Frans Hals/Not Frans Hals". NWO. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "21st Century Connoisseurship". NWO. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "ArtDetect: A New Connoisseurship - Smart Ways to Detect Forgeries". Ghent University Research. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Frans Hals: Eye to Eye with Rembrandt, Rubens, and Titian". Frans Hals Museum. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
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