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Jan van Eyck

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Jan van Eyck

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Also known as J. Van Eck, John of Brughes, Jean Eyck, John of Bruges, Jean Van Eyck, Jean Van Eck, Van Eycke, Johnab. Eyck

Flemish painter (c.1390–1441)

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Jan van Eyck was a Flemish painter who lived in the early 15th century and is renowned for pioneering highly detailed, realistic oil painting techniques that had a profound influence on European art. His meticulous approach to depicting light, texture, and fine details helped establish the foundation for Northern Renaissance painting and made him one of the most celebrated artists of his era.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1390
Died
1440
Works
17

Top works

  • Relação da embaixada flamenga, 1428-1430
  • Jan van Eyck the adoration of the mystic lamb
  • Hommage International aux Frères Hubert et Jean van Eyck
  • Hubert e Jan van Eyck
  • Notice sur le chef d'oeuvre des Frères Van Eyck

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1390
Active to
1441

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
20
Total plays
36

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Quotes

  • AlC IXH XAN (Als Ich Kan)

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Jan van Eyck, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

The Arnolfini Portrait, oil on oak, 1434. National Gallery, London

Jan van Eyck (/væn ˈaɪk/ van EYEK; Dutch: [ˈjɑɱ vɑn ˈɛik]; c. before 1390 – 9 July 1441) was an early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as Early Netherlandish painting, and one of the supreme figures of the Early Northern Renaissance. Such was his legacy, that he has been called "the inventor of oil-painting" by Vasari, Ernst Gombrich, and others, although this claim is now considered an oversimplification.

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