Jan Fontein (1927–2017)
Autore di The Sculpture of Indonesia
Sull'Autore
Jan Fontein was born in Naarden, Netherlands on May 22, 1927. He studied Chinese and Japanese literature at Leiden University, receiving an undergraduate degree in 1945. In 1953, he passed his doctoral exams in Chinese and Japanese art and the art and archaeology of Southeast Asia. He was a curator mostra altro of Asian art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for nearly a decade before being named acting director in 1975. He was the director from 1976 until his retirement in 1987. He wrote several books including The Pilgrimage of Sudhana: A Study of Gandavyuha Illustrations in China, Japan and Java, The Law of Cause and Effect in Ancient Java, and Entering the Dharmadhatu: A Study of the Gandavyuha Reliefs of Borobudur. He died from complication of Parkinson's disease on May 19, 2017 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Boston Museum of Fine Arts, found at New York Times website
Opere di Jan Fontein
Han and T'ang Murals: Discovered in tombs in the People's Republic of China and copied by contemporary… (1976) 9 copie
The Art of Southeast Asia: The Collection of the Museum Rietberg (Rietberg Museum, Zurich) (2007) 1 copia
The museum year 1978–79: the one hundred third annual report of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1 copia
Narrative Sculpture and Literary Traditions in South and Southeast Asia (Studies in Asian Art and Archaeology) (2000) 1 copia
Boston Museum of Fine Arts 1 copia
The museum year 1976–77: the one hundred first annual report of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1 copia
The museum year 1977–78: the one hundred second annual report of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1 copia
"It is time" 1 copia
Opere correlate
Monet unveiled: A new look at Boston's paintings : [catalogue of the exhibition] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1977) — Prefazione — 11 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Fontein, Jan
- Data di nascita
- 1927-05-22
- Data di morte
- 2017-05-19
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Netherlands (birth)
- Nazione (per mappa)
- Netherlands
USA - Luogo di nascita
- Naarden, Netherlands
- Luogo di morte
- Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa della morte
- Parkinson's Disease
- Istruzione
- Leiden University (Ph.D|1966)
- Attività lavorative
- art historian
museum director - Organizzazioni
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1967)
Commander, Order of the Sacred Treasure
Officer, Order of Orange Nassau
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 24
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 181
- Popolarità
- #119,336
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 27
- Lingue
- 2