Jan Van Eyck [1390 - 1441]

Jan van Eyck was a Flemish/Netherlandish painter active in Bruges. He is often considered one of the founders of Early Netherlandish painting school and one of the most significant representatives of Northern Renaissance art.

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with original energy

HUBERT and JAN VAN EYCK: The Ghent Altarpiece (wings closed), 1432, Oil on wood, 350 x 223 cm, Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent. The realism of the figures of Adam and Eve at the far right and left on the open altarpiece struck contemporary viewers forcefully, and this style continues on the outside of the panels when the altarpiece is closed.

two paintings of women in medieval dress, one with a child and the other holding an infant

Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck - Madonna con niño (Panel medio del altar)

an image of three women with crowns on their heads and one has her mouth open

Jan Van Eyck, detail of the Ghent Altarpiece

a painting of a woman wearing a tiara with flowers on it's head

Van Eyck - Ghent altarpiece, 1432 (detail)

a painting of two women sitting on the floor next to each other in a room

Annunciatie

Annunciatie - Boijmans Tour Jan van Eyck

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St John The Evangelist

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JAN VAN EYCK (1395-1441) The Ghent Altarpiece, St John the Evangelist,1432. Sint-Baafskathedraal (Cathedral of St Bavo), Gent, Belgium.Considered to be the joint masterpiece of Hubert & Jan van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece is dated 1432 by inscription & is mounted on wood frames that were replaced at least a couple of times between 1432 and 1600. According to the initial inscription, both Van Eycks painted it, but Hubert was considered "first in art", whereas Jan was mentioned as "second in art".

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Archangel Gabriel

Jan Van Eyck, Annunciation Angel

Annunciation (van Eyck, Washington) - Wikipedia

Jan Van Eyck. Annunciation, c. 1434-36. National Gallery, Washington, D.C. Possibly once in the Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon. (Links to Wikipedia artlcle)