About Jan van Eyck - Famous Painter
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Jan van Eyck (1395 - 1441) - Northern Renaissance Painter
Learn about Jan van Eyck, the 15th century artist who is frequently credited with inventing oil painting. He's an important painter of the Northern Renaissance.
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- find out about Van Eyck and portraiture
The picture is believed to be a self-portrait of Jan van Eyck. You can see it in the National Gallery in London
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About Jan van Eyck
- Jan van Eyck (ca. 1380/90–1441) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Jan van Eyck is the most famous member of a family of painters traditionally believed to have originated from the town of Maaseik, in the diocese of Liège.
The work of the van Eycks, epitomized in the Ghent Altarpiece, brought an unprecedented realism to the themes and figures of late medieval art.
His artistic prestige rests partly on his unrivaled skill in pictorial illusionism.....van Eyck's paintings are perhaps most remarkable for their pure fictions. He frequently aimed to deceive the eye and amaze the viewer with his sheer artistry - Jan van Eyck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Jan van Eyck (or Johannes de Eyck) (Dutch pronunciation: [%u02C8j%u0251n v%u0251n %u02C8%u025Bjk]) (before c. 1395 - before 9 July 1441) was a Flemish painter active in Bruges and is generally considered one of the most significant Northern European painters of the 15th century.
- Jan van Eyck (Flemish painter) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
- Jan van Eyck (Flemish painter), before 1395 Maaseik, Bishopric of Liege, Holy Roman Empire [now in Belgium] before July 9, 1441 Bruges Flemish painter who perfected the newly developed technique of oil painting. His naturalistic panel paintings, mostly portraits and religious subjects, made e
- Jan van Eyck | artist | active 1422; died 1441 | The National Gallery, London
- Explore information about the artist: Jan van Eyck. See list of paintings at the National Gallery, London.
Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece
"The Arnolfini Portrait" by Jan Van Eyck
Jan van Eyck in Art Galleries and Museums
- National Gallery London - Jan van Eyck
- Jan van Eyck in the National Gallery in London
- National Gallery, Washington - Jan van Eyck
- Jan van Eyck
Netherlandish, c. 1390 - 1441
Biography / Works
(1)PaintingThe Annunciation, c. 1434/1436, 1937.1.39
(image available) - Van Eyck - The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment
Date ca. 1430
Medium Oil on canvas, transferred from wood
Dimensions Each 22 1/4 x 7 2/3 in. (56.5 x 19.7 cm) - Jan Van Eyck The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin | Louvre
- Jan Van Eyck - The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin Circa 1435
The only painting by Van Eyck in the Louvre's collection, the Virgin and Child with Chancellor Rolin, reflects the reality of 15th century Flemish society which allied, with no apparent sense of contradiction, a marked taste for opulence to a highly spiritual life. This multimedia study allows you to enjoy the wealth of detail with which Van Eyck portrayed the rich Nicolas Rolin. A glossary explains in further detail some of the concepts referred to in the study. - Louvre: Video analysis of a Van Eyck painting (in English)
- A detailed analysis of Van Eyck's painting The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin Circa 1435
Very impressive
Jan van Eyck in Online Art Galleries
- WebMuseum: Eyck, Jan van
- Timeline: Gothic Innovation in the North
Eyck, Jan van
(b. before 1395, Maaseik, Bishopric of Liege, Holy Roman Empire [now in Belgium]--
d. before July 9, 1441, Bruges), Flemish painter who perfected the newly developed technique of oil painting. - Jan van Eyck
- Jan van Eyck images and biography
- Jan van Eyck Online
- Jan van Eyck [Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1395-1441] Guide to pictures of works by Jan van Eyck in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.
- National gallery - EYCK, Jan van
- A small group of his paintings survive with dates from 1432 onwards. One of his most famous works is the 'Arnolfini Portrait', signed and dated 1434. It is thought that his 'Portrait of a Man' may be a self portrait.
- Category:Jan van Eyck - Wikimedia Commons
- Jan van Eyck - From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jan van Eyck in Exhibitions
- NG London/Exhibitions: Renaissance Faces - Visit
- Renaissance Faces explores the dramatic rise of portraiture during this era. It feautures works by the great masters, including Raphael, Titian, Botticelli, Van Eyck, Holbein, Durer, Lotto, Pontormo and Bellini.
- Van Eyck to Bruegel | Explore & Learn | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Explore the Met's collection of early Dutch paintings from the fifteenth and sixteenth century Dutch by Jan Van Eyck, Pieter Bruegel, Hans Memling, Gerard David, and Rogier van der Weyden.
BOOKS: About Jan van Eyck
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Artists in History - Resources for Art Lovers
The Jan van Eyck Academie
- Jan van Eyck Academie
- The Jan van Eyck Akademie is a post-academic institute for research and production in the fields of fine art, design, and theory. The academy offers artists, designers, and theoreticians the opportunity to carry out research and set up productions. It is thus not a training institute, but a place fo
BOOKS: The Age of van Eyck - painting in Europe
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puerdycat
Dec 19, 2010 @ 1:10 pm | delete
- Thanks! Had a great visit!
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hdkeulenaer
Nov 17, 2010 @ 3:51 pm | delete
- Great lens about the founder of the Van Eyck dynasty. I've rolled this to my lens on Ghent, where you can see the Mystic Lamb, described as 'one of the greatest works of art in existence'. I'm not sure about this, but to pull this off back in 1432 must be a major feat.
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Justine
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- I like this Jan Van Eyck's art, and i love his name it is aaaaaamazing. Its very pulchritudinous sounding name.!!
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