Jacqueline Lafontaine-Dosogne
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Jacqueline Lafontaine-Dosogne (23 November 1928, in Braine-l'Alleud - 21 May 1995, in Brussels) was a Belgian researcher, curator of the Royal Museums of Belgium, and a specialist in the Byzantine Empire and, more broadly, in the history of Christian art.
(aged 66)Jacqueline Lafontaine-Dosogne | |
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| Born | 23 November 1928 Braine-l'Alleud |
| Died | 21 May 1995 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Art historian, curator, Byzantinist, university teacher |
A prolific scientist, she produced more than 120 publications in her fields of study.
Biography
She was born on 23 November 1928, in Braine-l'Alleud.[1] She studied at the Free University of Brussels, where she earned a degree in art history and archaeology (1955), before pursuing a doctorate in philology and classical literature, which she obtained in 1961.[1] The subject of her thesis was later published in two volumes, titled "Iconography of the Childhood of the Virgin in the Byzantine Empire and the West".[1] She was an accomplished polyglot, which aided her in her research and travels, and spoke French, English, and Italian fluently, and had a very good understanding of German, Dutch, Modern Greek, and Russian, with some knowledge of Turkish, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Spanish.[1]
Lafontaine-Dosogne has been involved in research since the 1950s.[2] She began by studying the artistic representations of the narratives of Jesus' childhood.[2][3][4] In the course of this research, she highlighted the connections between apocryphal literature on the childhood, such as the Protoevangelium of James and Byzantine hymnography, like the Akathist Hymn.[2]
The researcher joined the National Society of Antiquaries of France in 1978, on the recommendation of André Grabar and with the sponsorship of Louis Grodecki.[5] She had a particular interest in the art of Pisidia, the region of Antioch,[6] the art of Cappadocia,[7] and the art of the Caucasus through Georgian art.[2][8] She also compiled lists of Byzantine objects in Western Europe that came from the plundering of the Crusades.[2][8]
It is estimated that she produced over 120 different publications.[1] She died on 21 May 1995, in Brussels.[1][9]