Jacob Jordaens, Serenade, about 1640– 45. Oil paint on canvas; 54 1/8 × 70 1/2 in. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp.

An Introduction to Flemish Art

Flemish Art in Context, Session 1

Jacob Jordaens, Serenade, about 1640– 45. Oil paint on canvas; 54 1/8 × 70 1/2 in. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp.

About the Speaker

Katharina Van Cauteren, PhD, is Chief of Staff of The Phoebus Foundation and organizing curator of the Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks exhibition. She has curated all of the major exhibitions of the foundation: The Birth of Capitalism, the Golden Age of Flanders (2016), Rooted (2017), Vossen (2018), Lace is More (2019) and The Bold and the Beautiful (2020). Van Cauteren studied art history at Leuven University, earning her doctorate in 2010 with a thesis on the Brussels painter Hendrick De Clerck (1560-1630) and his role as court propagandist for Archduke Albert and the Infanta Isabella. She worked at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts (KMSKA) in Antwerp from 2012 to 2014 as collections researcher and exhibition curator.

The BCET Lecture Series presents talks on American and European art from the 15th through the 19th centuries by leading scholars. Series funding is generously provided by the Berger Collection Educational Trust. Additional support is provided by the Michael and Karen Fried Community Education Fund.

Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks is co-organized by the Denver Art Museum and The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp (Belgium). It is presented by the Birnbaum Social Discourse Project. Support is provided by the Tom Taplin Jr. and Ted Taplin Endowment, Keith and Kathie Finger, Lisë Gander and Andy Main, the Kristin and Charles Lohmiller Exhibitions Fund, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Christie’s, the donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign, and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Promotional support is provided by 5280 Magazine and CBS4.