I am honoured to have contributed to Wereldverhalen, an online series of stories from the collections of the Wereldmuseums . The story is available here…
with Agnieszka Helman‑Ważny (Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures(CSMC), Universität Hamburg) The article is in open access here Abstract: This study aims to characterise…
In Aziatisch Kunst, Jaargang 54, nr.1, maart 2024. My latest article, published in Aziatisch Kunst 54, nr. 1, 2024, explores the collecting practices of Jean-Philippe…
Continue reading → New publication: Jean-Philippe Vogel, Collector of Pahari Artworks.
Paper conservation often leads to the discovery of fascinating objects. Take this rather enigmatic depiction on this folio from the Wereldmuseum in Leiden (inventory number…
Continue reading → The enigmatic representation of an ascetic mocking a dandy.
Unlike the Mughal miniatures which were framed with sumptuous borders made of gold-flecked, painted, gilded and marbled paper, the borders of the Pahari works were…
Continue reading → The art of borders in Pahari paintings: description and conservation
Western art has a plethora of self-portraits of artists at work. Rembrandt's paintings, in which the artist represents himself at different stages of his life,…
Continue reading → Change of posture and materials among nineteenth-century South Asian painters
Next Tuesday, I will give an online lecture on my project to research and conserve the Pahari drawing and painting collection of the Museum Volkenkunde.…
When I was conservator at the Rijksmuseum from 2017 to 2019, I studied the Indian drawings in the collection. I was fortunate to benefit from…
For each drawing and painting, I make a float mount using a sheet of Japanese paper in which a window is cut to allow viewing…
Continue reading → Mounting a double-sided folio in hyperlapse
The project on the Pahari works of the Museum Volkenkunde is going well. I am currently mounting the 134 paintings and drawings using methods tailored…
Amélie Conservation 
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