Jane MacAvock is an art historian, translator and lecturer based in Paris. She specializes in French art of the 17th century, especially painters working in Provence, France. MacAvock has written for numerous publications, most recently contributing entries on works by Provencal artists for an exhibition of drawings from the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Orléans held at Port Royal des Champs in Spring 2018. She currently teaches at the Ecole du Louvre. While at the Dora Maar House, she works on the final draft of a book on Jean Daret (1614–1668), who spent most of his career in Provence.