Caroline van Eck
Professor of Art History · School of Arts and Humanities · University of Cambridge
Quick answer: Caroline van Eck is Professor of Art History at University of Cambridge. Caroline van Eck shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ For the academic year 2024-5 Van Eck will welcome MPhil and PhD applications on classical reception, French art, architecture and interior design from 1750 to 1900, as well as topics related to her camouflage research.
Research interests
Her main research interests are art and art theory of the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century; classical reception; the anthropology of art; and camouflage and mimicry as ways of thinking about human art.
Selected publications (since 2023)
Piranesi's Candelabra and the Revival of the Past. Excessive Objects and the Emergence of Style in the Age of Neoclassicism. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2023; ' Notes on the prehistory of camouflage as a cultural technique', W86th 30/1 (2023), pp. 3-28, and' From Nineveh to Pergamon and back: Animal hybrids in German historiography of the nineteenth century' RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics, February 2025.
Frequently asked questions
Is Caroline van Eck hiring PhD students at University of Cambridge?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Caroline van Eck's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: For the academic year 2024-5 Van Eck will welcome MPhil and PhD applications on classical reception, French art, architecture and interior design from 1750 to 1900, as well as topics related to her ca.
What does Caroline van Eck research?
Her main research interests are art and art theory of the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century; classical reception; the anthropology of art; and camouflage and mimicry as ways of thinking about human art.
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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