1. Jan Van Eyck Jan van Eyck images and biography See also Renaissance Art. VIEW IMAGE LIST. Jan van Eyck was the greatest artist of the early Netherlands school. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/V/van_eyck.html

Jan van Eyck images and biography Join the ARTCHIVE PATRON PROGRAM For your donation, receive benefits including two copies of a CD-ROM of this entire site. (Active from 1422, died 1441) See also: Renaissance Art VIEW IMAGE LIST "Jan van Eyck was the greatest artist of the early Netherlands school. He held high positions throughout his career, including court painter and diplomat in Bruges. So outstanding was his skill as an oil painter that the invention of the medium was at one time attributed to him, with his brother Hubert, also a painter. Van Eyck exploited the qualities of oil as never before, building up layers of transparent glazes, thus giving him a surface on which to capture objects in the minutest detail and allowing for the preservation of his colours. Nowhere is this better displayed than in this portrait of Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini, a merchant from Lucca and a frequent visitor to Bruges, and his wife Giovanna Cenami. The signature on the back wall - 'Jan Van Eyck was here, 1434' - and his reflection in the mirror has led many to believe that he was a witness to their marriage. The carving of Saint Margaret, the patron saint of childbirth, on the bed, and the presence of the dog - a traditional symbol of faithfulness - accentuate the marital theme." From "The A-Z of Art: The World's Greatest and Most Popular Artists and Their Works" , by Nicola Hodge and Libby Anson "Few people have been so eclipsed by their younger brother as Hubert was by Jan van Eyck. Today, Hubert is the merest phantom; he is that part of the Ghent altarpiece of

2. Jan Van Eyck Jan Van Eyck. ( 13951441) Maaseik, Bélgica. 1432-Retablo de Gante. 1433-El hombre. del turbante. 1434-Giovanni. Arnolfini y esposa. 1435-La Virgen y el Niño. con el canciller Rolin. 1438-Cardenal . http://www.epdlp.com/vaneyck.html

3. Jan Van Eyck Jan Van Eyck (13901441). http://www.scaruffi.com/art/vaneyck.html

Jan Van Eyck (1390-1441) Back to the Art page Other painters Museums Greatest paintings Analysis analysis Main works The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (1432) - St Bavon, Gand Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife (1434) - National Gallery, London The Virgin and Chancellor Rollin (1436) - Louvre, Paris The Madonna and Saints with Canon van der Paele - Musee Communal, Bruges Madonna in the Church (1425) - Gemaldegalerie, Berlin The Fountain of Grace (1429) - Prado, Madrid The Virgin of Ivers (1435) - Louvre, Paris Recommended Browsing Eyck, Jan van Eyck, Jan van EYCK, Jan van Eyck, Jan van ... Eyck, Jan van Recommended Reading Bol, L.J.: VAN EYCK Deeltje uit de serie "Bruna kunstpockets". Vele ill. + inleid Ant,1965, 8vo, 90 blz, 54 afb, Brinkman, P.: HET GEHEIM VAN VAN EYCK 1993, 8vo, 348 blz,afb, Christianson, Keith: From Van Eyck To Bruegel (Abrams, Harry N) Friedlander, Max J: Harbison C: Jan Van Eyck (Univ Of Wa Press) KnutteL Wzn, Dr. G.: HUBERT EN JAN VAN EYCK 8vo, 60 blz, 51 afb, Van Puyvelde, Leo. Van Eyck-The Holy Lamb. The Marion Press, 1947 .

4. Bruges : Jan Van Eyck Jan Van Eyck. Jan Van Eyck was one of the most important painters ofthe region of Bruges. Here are some paintings of Jan Van Eyck http://users.pandora.be/peter.cosman/vaneyck.html

Jan Van Eyck Jan Van Eyck was one of the most important painters of the region of Bruges. Here are some paintings of Jan Van Eyck : Portret of Margareta van Eyck, 1439 Portret of Christus copy, first 17 th century Click Here to Visit our Sponsor Back to Art page.

5. Jan Van Eyck Jan van Eyck. Vlaams schilder, geboren omstreeks 1390 (te Maastricht?),overleden op 9 juli 1441 te Brugge, broer van Hubert van Eyck. http://home.wxs.nl/~thijsjan/janveyck.htm

Jan van Eyck Vlaams schilder, geboren omstreeks 1390 (te Maastricht?), overleden op 9 juli 1441 te Brugge, broer van Hubert van Eyck . Hij werkte voor Jan van Beieren, voor wie hij het slot te 's-Gravenhage versierde (1422-1424). Vanaf 1425 kwam hij in dienst van Filips de Goede, voor wie hij, vanuit Rijsel (1426-1428), veel buitenlandse reizen maakte, onder meer naar Portugal (1428) om er het portret van Filips' aanstaande echtgenote, de Infante Isabella, te schilderen. Vanaf 1433 vestigde hij zich in Brugge. Zijn hoofdwerk is het retabel van de Verering van het Lam Gods Andere werken: de Madonna met kanselier Rolin (Parijs), Madonna met kanunnik Van der Paele (Brugge), de Madonna van Lucca (Frankfort), de Madonna in de kerk (Berlijn), Margaretha , de vrouw van de schilder, de man met de tulband (Londen, zie onderaan deze bladzijde), het dubbelportret Arnolfini en zijn vrouw (Londen) Kenmerkend voor de werken van Jan van Eyck is het warm, levendig koloriet dat de tijd weerstond dank zij de techniek: diverse lagen sterk doorschijnende olieverf op elkaar. De olieverftechniek bestond reeds, maar hij paste deze op een zo briljante manier toe, dat hij heel lang werd aangezien als de uitvinder ervan. man met de tulband alx-ixh-xan@eyckenstein.com

6. Jan Van Eyck Jan van Eyck. Jan van Eyck (1385? 1440?) was later. They show that Janvan Eyck was quite able to work in the spirit of his brother. He http://www.fact-index.com/j/ja/jan_van_eyck.html

Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Jan van Eyck Jan van Eyck ?) was a 15th century painter and one of the first to popularize oil paint Jan belonged to the Van Eyck family of painters and was a younger brother of Hubert van Eyck Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and wife Painted 1434 The date of his birth is not more accurately known than that of his elder brother, but he was born much later than Hubert van Eyck, who took charge of him and made him his "disciple". Under this tuition John learnt to draw and paint, and mastered the properties of colours from Pliny . Later on, Hubert admitted him into partnership, and both were made court painters to Philip of Charolais. After the breaking up of the prince's household in , Jan became his own master, left the workshop of Hubert, and took an engagement as painter to John of Bavaria, at that time resident at The Hague as Count of Holland . From the Hague he returned in to take service with Philip, now duke of Burgundy , at a salary of 100 livres per annum, and from that time till his death Jan van Eyck remained the faithful servant of his prince, who never treated him otherwise than graciously. He was frequently employed in missions of trust; and following the fortunes of a chief who was always in the saddle, he appears for a time to have been in ceaseless motion, receiving extra pay for secret services at

7. ARC :: Jan Van Eyck :: Page 1 Of 9 Jan van Eyck (b.1395d.1441). Art-works featured on Jan van eyck janvan Eyck Image courtesy of Don Kurtz. Picture of the Artist. http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=2636

8. Jan Van Eyck Definition Of Jan Van Eyck. What Is Jan Van Eyck? Meaning Of Jan Va Definition of Jan van Eyck in the Dictionary and Thesaurus. Provides examplesfrom classic literature, search by definition of Jan van Eyck. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Jan van Eyck

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9. Van Eyck Jan Book Finder, Book Reviews and Compare Prices for van eyck jan Art Artists Musicians AZ van eyck jan. van eyck jan Book Review and Price Comparison. http://www.bookfinder.us/Art/Artists___Musicians___A-Z/Van_Eyck__Jan.html

Book Reviews and Compare Prices for Van Eyck Jan Home Browse Books Bookstore List Top Selling Books ... Rate Book Stores Search: Title/Author/Keywords/ISBN Art Van Eyck Jan Book Review and Price Comparison Pages: Next Top Selling Books for Van Eyck Jan Investigating Jan Van Eyck AUTHOR: Jan Van Eyck, Susan Foister (Editor), Delphine Cool (Editor) ISBN: 2503507328 Publish Date: November 2000 Format: Paperback Compare prices for this book The Arnolfini Betrothal: Medieval Marriage and the Enigma of Van Eyck's Double Portrait AUTHOR: Edwin Hall ISBN: 0520212215 Publish Date: December 1997 Format: Paperback Compare prices for this book Jan Van Eyck AUTHOR: Harbison, Craig ISBN: 0948462795 Format: Paperback Compare prices for this book Arnolfini Betrothal: Medieval Marriage and the Enigma of Van Eyck's Double Portrait, Vol. 3 AUTHOR: Edwin Hall ISBN: 0520082516 Publish Date: October 1994 Format: Hardcover Compare prices for this book The Flemish Primitives: The Masterpieces AUTHOR: Dirk de Vos, Christian Delacampagne ISBN: 069111661X Publish Date: September 2003 Format: Hardcover Compare prices for this book The Complete Paintings of the Van Eycks (Penguin Classics of World Art) AUTHOR: Giorgio T. Faggin (Designer), Robert Hughes

10. VAN EYCK JAN VAN EYCK 1390 1441. Portrait of Jan Van Eyck. INTRODUCTION. Jan VanEyck was one of the most influential people in his time. BACKGROUND. http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/vaneyck.html

JAN VAN EYCK Portrait of Jan Van Eyck INTRODUCTION Jan Van Eyck was one of the most influential people in his time. BACKGROUND No one ever knew when Jan was born. They think it must have been around the 1390's. Jan died in 1441 and was buried on July 9, that year. Jan Van Eyck was Dutch. He was born in the province of Limberg, in the region between the Netherlands and what is now called Belgium. Jan had an older brother named Hubert Van Eyck, who was also an artist. The brothers often worked together; sometimes Hubert would start a painting and Jan would finish it. Jan worked for Phillip the Good and the Duke of Borgonga. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Jan Van Eyck completed fifteen paintings in sixty-one years. Jan Van Eyck's most famous painting was Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride, (painted in 1434). The Ghent Altarpiece was started by his brother, Hubert Van Eyck, in 1425 (years before he died), then finished by Jan seven years later. In The Last Judgement Jan and Hubert had to use their imagination. To them the painting meant "The end of time when the dead rise from their graves and are judged." Another one of Jan's finest paintings was Man In Red Turban (painted in 1433). The sitter could have been Jan himself because there was a slight strain in the eyes as though he were looking into a mirror.

11. Jan Van Eyck - Olga's Gallery A collection of the images of van eyck's works with biography and historical comments. http://www.abcgallery.com/E/eyck/eyck.html

Olga's Gallery Jan van Eyck Biography Hubert and Jan van Eyk. The Crucifixion. The Last Judgment. c. 1420-25. Tempera and oil on canvas, transfered from panel. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. More. The Birth of John the Baptist More. The Crucifixion. 1425-1430. Oil on canvas transferred from wood. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. More. The Last Judgment. 1425-1430. Oil on canvas transferred from wood. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. More. Man in a Blue Turban. 1430-1433. Oil on wood. Art Museum, Bucharest, Romania. Portrait of Cardinal Nicola Albergati. c.1432. Oil on wood. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. More. The Ghent Altarpiece The Ghent Altarpiece with altar wings closed. 1432. Oil on wood. St. Bavon, Ghent, Belgium. The Ghent Altarpiece with altar wings closed. 1432. Oil on wood. St. Bavon, Ghent, Belgium. The Annunciation. Gabriel. (Detail). 1432. Oil on wood. St. Bavon, Ghent, Belgium. More. The Annunciation. Virgin. (Detail). 1432. Oil on wood. St. Bavon, Ghent, Belgium. More.

12. Jan Van Eyck Academie A postacademic institute for research and production in the fields of fine art, design, and theory. With online links to projects. http://www.janvaneyck.nl/

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13. WebMuseum: Eyck, Jan Van Biography. jan van eyck, the most famous and innovative Flemish painter of the 15thcentury, is thought to have come from the village of Maaseyck in Limbourg. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/eyck/

Eyck, Jan van Timeline: Gothic Innovation in the North Eyck, Jan van (b. before 1395, Maaseik, Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire [now in Belgium]d. 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 extensive use of disguised religious symbols. His masterpiece is the altarpiece in the cathedral at Ghent, the Adoration of the Lamb (1432). Hubert van Eyck is thought by some to have been Jan's brother. Encyclopaedia Britannica Madonna in the Church detail; 1430s (50 Kb) The Ghent altarpiece The Adoration of the Lamb The Arnolfini Marriage Photographs by Mark Harden and Carol Gerten-Jackson Biography Jan van Eyck , the most famous and innovative Flemish painter of the 15th century, is thought to have come from the village of Maaseyck in Limbourg. No record of his birthdate survives, but it is believed to have been about 1390; his career, however, is well documented. He was employed (1422-24) at the court of John of Bavaria, count of Holland, at The Hague, and in 1425 he was made court painter and valet de chambre to Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. He became a close member of the duke's court and undertook several secret missions for him, including a trip (1428-29) to Spain and Portugal in connection with negotiations that resulted in the marriage (1430) of Philip of Burgundy and Isabella of Portugal. Documents show that in 1432-33 van Eyck bought a house in Bruges. He signed and dated a number of paintings between 1432 and 1439, all of which are painted in oil and varnished. According to documents, he was buried on July 9, 1441.

14. Jan Van Eyck Online jan van eyck Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter, C.13951441 Guide to pictures of works by jan van eyck in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. jan van eyck art links/last verified http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/eyck_jan_van.html

Jan van Eyck art links/last verified May 5-7, 2004 Report errors and broken links here More options Jan van Eyck [Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter, C.1395-1441] Brother of Hubert van Eyck Key: - Go to Homepage - Notable Site - Translate Page into English Paintings in Museums and Art Galleries: Guggenheim Hermitage Museum , Las Vegas, Nevada Portrait of Jan de Leeuw J. Paul Getty Museum , Los Angeles Kunsthistorisches Museum , Vienna Cardinal Niccolò Albergati , C.1435 Louvre Museum , Paris The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin , C.1435 Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment , C.1430 (Zoom) Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. National Gallery, London , UK , Frankfurt Lucca-Madonna The Frick Collection , New York Virgin and Child, with Saints and Donor , C.1441-43 Bruges Municipal Museums , Belgium Madonna with Canon George Van der Paele Detroit Institute of Arts , Michigan Dresden State Art Collections (mostly in German) NEW! Joconde Database of French Museum Collections (in French) Koninklijk Royal Museum of Fine Arts , Antwerp Madonna at the Fountain Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen , Rotterdam Three Maries at the Open Sepulchre Palazzo Grassi , Venice State Museums of Berlin (mostly in German) Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum , Madrid (N.B. Website likes to resize your window, but you can maximize it again)

15. EYCK, Jan Van eyck, jan van. Flemish painter (b. before 1395, Maaseik, d. 1441, Bruges http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/e/eyck_van/jan/

EYCK, Jan van Flemish painter (b. before 1395, Maaseik, d. 1441, Bruges) Paintings until 1434 Paintings from 1435 The Ghent Altarpiece (1432) Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife (1434) ... The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (1436) Please send your comments , sign our guestbook and send a postcard Donations for maintaining and developing the Gallery are welcome. © Web Gallery of Art, created by Emil Kren and Daniel Marx.

16. Biografía - Van Eyck, Jan van eyck es el gran genio de la pintura flamenca, destacando por poner en boga el empleo del óleo. Formará un amplio taller en Brujas, donde recibirá un importante número de encargos. Las La fecha de nacimiento de jan van eyck es desconocida, aunque suele situarse en el último decenio del Los datos biográficos de jan van eyck son escasos, aunque bastante más http://www.artehistoria.com/genios/pintores/3575.htm

FICHA Nacionalidad: Flamenca Maaseyck (h. 1390) - Brujas (1441) Estilo: Pintura Flamenca La fecha de nacimiento de Jan van Eyck es desconocida, aunque suele situarse en el último decenio del siglo XIV. Esta confusión provoca múltiples malentendidos a la hora de datar sus obras y de crear una evolución en su estilo, puesto que la mayor parte de sus obras fechadas y firmadas sin la menor duda, son de los últimos diez años de su vida, atendiendo a un nacimiento posterior a 1390. Los datos biográficos de Jan van Eyck son escasos, aunque bastante más abundantes de los conservados de otros pintores contemporáneos. El pintor nació y se educó en la época de apogeo del gótico internacional , estilo pictórico muy elegante y refinado, lleno de colorido, con predominio de la línea curva y sinuosa; se trata de un arte de Corte, en el que predomina el arte de los miniaturistas y la difusión del libro iluminado, el Libro de Horas. El centro artístico estaba en París, y también en Dijon, donde se afinca la Corte de Borgoña. La madurez como pintor de Jan le llega con la muerte del duque Juan sin Miedo, al que sucede Felipe el Bueno, quien en pocos años pasará a ser el patrono de Jan. Con el cambio de duque, cambia la orientación artística: la Corte se establece en Países Bajos, también perteneciente al ducado de Borgoña, y los artistas marchan de París a Flandes y Brabante. Hubert, el hermano mayor de Jan van Eyck, vive en Gante. Robert Campin , maestro de Rogier van der Weyden , murió en Tournai y expandió su nuevo estilo por todos los Países Bajos. Se considera que Campin y los dos hermanos van Eyck fueron los autores de la transición entre el gótico internacional y la

17. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hubert And Jan Van Eyck Brothers, Flemish illuminators and painters, founders of the school of Bruges and consequently of all the schools of painting in the North of Europe. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05732a.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... E > Hubert and Jan van Eyck A B C D ... Z Hubert and Jan van Eyck A document of 1413 makes the earliest mention we have of a painting by "Master Hubert". In 1424 he was living at Ghent, and he died there on the 18th of September, 1426. We have no further definite knowledge concerning the elder of the brothers. Of the younger we know that in 1420 he presented a Madonna's head to the Guild of Antwerp, that in 1422 he decorated a paschal candle for the cathedral of Cambrai, and that in 1425 he was at The Hague in the service of Jean Sans Merci. Afterwards he went to Bruges and to Lille to the court of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, as peintre et varlet de chambre. He was already a man of some influence at court, and he travelled in the embassy charged to ask the hand of Isabella of Portugal for Philip, and it was his privilege to paint her portrait "true to life", thereby fixing Philip's choice. This journey lasted from the 18th of October, 1428, to the end of December, 1429. In 1431 he went to Hesdin to superintend, for the Duke, the work going on at the castle there: and afterwards he returned to Bruges, which he seldom left again. He married, and a child of his was baptized in 1434. In 1436 we learn once more that he received 720 livres on account of "certain secret matter", doubtless in connection with some new mission or journey. He died towards the end of June, 1441.

18. Met Special Topics Page | Jan Van Eyck (ca. 1380/90-1441) Presenting a profile of the artist and two of his images. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/eyck/hd_eyck.htm

Related Timeline Content Timelines Low Countries, 1000-1400 A.D. Low Countries, 1400-1600 A.D. Special Topics Burgundian Netherlands: Court Life Burgundian Netherlands: Private Life The Ghent Altarpiece Painting in Oil in the Low Countries Patronage at the Early Valois Courts Maps World Map, 1400-1600 A.D. Ghent Altarpiece , brought an unprecedented realism to the themes and figures of late medieval art. Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy Als ich kan (As well as I can). His artistic prestige rests partly on his unrivaled skill in pictorial illusionism. The landscape of his Crucifixion , with its rocky, cracked earth, fleeting cloud formations, and endless diminution of detail toward the blue horizon , reveals his systematic and discriminating study of the natural world . Van Eyck's ability to manipulate the properties of the oil medium played a crucial role in the realization of such effects. From the fifteenth century onward, commentators have expressed their awe and astonishment at his ability to mimic reality and, in particular, to re-create the effects of light on different surfaces, from dull reflections on opaque surfaces to luminous, shifting highlights on metal or glass. Such effects abound in the Virgin of Canon van der Paele Despite this legendary objectivity, 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: inscriptions in his work simulate carved or applied lettering; grisaille statuettes imitate real sculpture; painted mirrors reflect unseen, imaginary events occurring outside the picture space. In

19. Guardian Unlimited | Arts Features | Arnolfini Portrait, Jan Van Eyck (1434) Read the article to learn more about the artist and the Arnolfini Portrait. http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/portrait/story/0,11109,739697,00.html

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20. WebMuseum: Eyck, Jan Van: The Arnolfini Marriage would explain why the master has put his name in a prominent position on the picturewith the Latin words Johannes de eyck fuit hic (jan van eyck was here). http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/eyck/arnolfini/

Eyck, Jan van The Arnolfini Marriage The Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami; 1434 (130 Kb); Oil on wood, 81.8 x 59.7 cm (32 1/4 x 23 1/2 in); National Gallery, London This title has traditionally been given to this painting because it was thought to be a form of ``wedding certificate'' for Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami, who married in Bruges in 1434. He was an Italian merchant, she the daughter of an Italian merchant. Their grave, youthful faces both have a lovely responsability that is typical of van Eyck. Van Eyck's art reached perhaps its greatest triumph in the painting of portraits. One of his most famous portraits is The betrothal of the Arnolfini From top to bottom: Symbolic candle The solitary flame burning in bright daylight can be interpreted as the bridall candle, or God's all-seeing eye, or simply as a devotional candle. Another symbol is St Margaret (the patron saint of women in childbirth), whose image is carved on the high chairback. An elaborate signature As today, marriages in 15th-century Flanders could take place privately rather than in church. Van Eyck's Latin signature, in the Gothic calligraphy used for legal documents, reads: ``Jan van Eyck was present'', and has been interpreted by some as an indication that the artist himself served as a witness.

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