Biography of jan van eyck man
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Biography of jan van eyck man
Jan van Eyck
Flemish painter (died 1441)
In this Dutch name, the surname is van Eyck, not Eyck.
Jan van Eyck | |
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Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?) by Jan van Eyck, 1433. National Gallery, London | |
| Born | Sometime around 1380 or 1390 Maaseik, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 9 July 1441 Bruges, County of Flanders, Burgundian Netherlands |
| Nationality | Flemish |
| Education | Robert Campin (disputed) |
| Known for | painting |
| Movement | Early Netherlandish painting, Northern Renaissance |
| Patron(s) | John III, Duke of Bavaria, later Philip the Good |
Jan van Eyck (van EYEK; Dutch:[ˈjɑɱvɑnˈɛik]; c. before 1390 – 9 July 1441) was a Flemish painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as Early Netherlandish painting, and one of the most significant representatives of Early Northern Renaissance art.
According to Vasari and other art historians including Ernst Gombrich, he invented