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  1. Die Madonnendarstellung In Der Altniederlandischen Kunst Von Jan Van Eyck Bis Zu Den Manieristen (1906) (German Edition) by Margarete Siebert, 2010-09-10
  2. Jan Van Eyck: Das Arnolfini-Doppelbildnis: Reflexionen Uber Die Malerei (Beitrage Zur Regionalen Geographie) by Yvonne Yiu, 2001-01
  3. Bilder des Corpus Christi. Sakramentaler Realismus von Jan van Eyck bis Hieronymus Bosch. by Heike Schlie, 2002-03-01
  4. Jan van Eyck (The Masters) by Jan van Eyck, 1967
  5. Die Altniederländische Malerei Von Jan Van Eyck Bis Memling: Ein Entwickelungsgeschichtlicher Versuch, Volume 1 (German Edition) by Karl Voll, 2010-04-05
  6. Hubert Und Jan Van Eyck: Mit 88 Abbildungen Nach Gemälden Und Zeichnungen (German Edition) by Ludwig Kaemmerer, 2010-04-03
  7. Bildkonzeption und Weltdeutung im New Yorker Diptychon des Jan van Eyck (German Edition) by Dagmar Eichberger, 1987-12-31
  8. Hubert und Jan van Eyck (German Edition) by Ludwig Joachim Karl Kaemmerer, 2010-09-05
  9. Similitudo: Untersuchungen zu den Bildnissen Jan van Eycks (Dissertationen zur Kunstgeschichte) (German Edition) by Dieter Jansen, 1988
  10. Maître Eckhart peint par Van Eyck by Antoine Moulonguet, Pierre Bouche, et all 2001-11-20
  11. Complete Paintings (Classics of World Art) by Jan Van Eyck, Hubert Van Eyck, 1970-07-23
  12. Catalogue of the paintings and drawings [of Jan van Eyck] (Jan van Eyck. [Offprint]) by Ludwig von Baldass, 1952
  13. Angels Of Hope by M. M. Snyder, Murillo: Art Renewal Center :Mary and Angels, 2009-11-20
  14. The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by Jan Van Eyck, 1964

21. WebMuseum: Eyck, Jan Van
Short biography with illustrations of his work.
http://www.ibiblio.org/louvre/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.

22. Jan Van Eyck. Biography - Olga's Gallery
Click Here. Olga s Gallery. jan van eyck. (1390 1441). jan newsletter.Enter your e-mail address to subscribe. Back to jan van eyck s Page.
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Jan van Eyck is considered to be a founder of the Early Renaissance style in the Northern Renaissance. We do not know the exact date and place of his birth, it is believed that he was born in early 1390s in the eastern province of the Netherlands Limburg. He probably was taught the art by his brother Hubert van Eyck, with whom he created the masterpiece The Ghent Altarpiece (1425-1432), which they started in 1425, but after the death of Hubert, his younger brother finished it alone.
Until 1425 Jan van Eyck served at the court of Duke Johann of Bavaria in Hague, painting and restoring pictures. Since 1425 he served at the court of Philip the Good of Burgundy, where he was greatly valued not only as an artist, but he also was entrusted by Duke with various diplomatic missions. Since 1430 van Eyck lived and worked in Bruges as painter to the court and city. It was believed, that Jan van Eyck invented painting with oils, maybe it is not true, but his technique in painting with oils is exceptional. His paint is so transparent that his works have a unique, almost luminous sheen. In The Virgin of the Chancellor Rolin (1434-1436) Van Eyck revealed himself as a master in representation of space. Van Eyck was one of the first great masters of portrait painting in Europe. His best portraits are

23. The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, From Van Eyck To Bruegel
Dutch paintings from the 15th and 16th century by artists including jan van eyck, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hans Memling, Gerard David, and Rogier van der Weyden.
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/VANEYCK/VAN_EYCK.HTM
EARLY NETHERLANDISH PAINTING IN
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
September 22, 1998–January 21, 1999
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall T he Metropolitan Museum of Art’s superb collection of early Netherlandish paintings— the most comprehensive in this hemisphere—are exhibited together for the first time in From Van Eyck to Bruegel: Early Netherlandish Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art . The exhibition features more than 140 works by the greatest masters of the period—Petrus Christus, Hans Memling Gerard David Rogier van der Weyden , Joos van Cleve, Robert Campin , Hugo van der Goes, and Joachim Patinir , in addition to Jan van Eyck and Pieter Bruegel the Elder The exhibition is made possible in part by The Kossak Family Foundation. More about the Exhibition Selected objects The Sacred Realm: Religious Painting
from about 1420 to 1500
... Pieter Bruegel the Elder Exhibition Publications
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with approximately 100 of the most important works reproduced in color. Written by the Metropolitan’s curators, the publication serves as the authoritative text on the Museum’s collection. This publication is made possible in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The catalogue is available for $60.00 in the Museum store and online in

24. WebMuseum: Gothic Painting (1280-1515)
A brief history of Gothic painting leads the viewer deeper into the International, Northern, and Late Gothic painting periods. With commentary and fullcolor examples of Les Tr¨s Riches Heures, paintings of jan van eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, and other Gothic masters.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/gothic/
Gothic Painting (1280-1515)
The Gothic style began with the architecture of the 12th century, at the height of the Middle Ages, when Europe was putting the memory of the ``Dark Ages'' behind it and moving into a radiant new era of prosperity and confidence. At the same time, Christianity was entering a new and triumphant phase of its history, and so the age of chivalry was also the time of the building of the magnificent Gothic cathedrals, such as those in the northern French towns of Chartres, Reims and Amiens. In the realm of painting, the change to the new style became visible around a century after the first of these cathedrals rose. In contrast to the Romanesque and Byzantine styles, the most noticeable feature of the art of the Gothic period is its increased naturalism. This quality, which first appeared in the work of Italian artists in the late 13th century, became the dominant painting style throughout Europe until the end of the 15th century. The Gothic era in painting spanned more than 200 years, starting in Italy and spreading to the rest of Europe. Towards the end of this period there were some artists in parts of the North who resisted Renaissance influences and kept to the Gothic tradition. As a result, the end of the Gothic timeline overlaps with both the Italian and the Northern Renaissance timelines. © 14 Oct 2002

25. CGFA- Jan Van Eyck
The Madonna of Canon van der Paele, 1436, oil on panel, Musée Communal at Bruges Online Since 1996. To van eyck2. Alphabetical. Index. Nationality/Time
http://sunsite.auc.dk/cgfa/eyck
Be sure to visit the special Ghent Altarpiece section! (frames) The Crucifixion, 1425-30, tempera and oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 128KB The Last Judgement, 1425-30, tempera and oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 157KB The Annunciation, 1425-30, transferred from wood to canvas, The National Gallery of Art at Washington D.C. 130KB The Annunciation, tempera and oil on wood, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 157KB The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin, wood, Louvre. 162KB Portrait of a Young Man (Tymotheos), 1432, The National Gallery at London. 60KB A Man in a Turban (possibly a self-portrait), 1433, The National Gallery at London. 163KB Madonna in the Church, 1430s, Staatliche Museen, Berlin-Dahlem. 124KB The Arnolfini Marriage, 1434, oil on panel, National Gallery at London. 84KB Arnolfini Portrait, panel, Staatliche Museen, Berlin-Dahlem. 84KB Portrait of Cardinal Niccolo Albergati, 1435-38, oil on wood, Art History Museum, Vienna. 117KB
Online Since 1996 To van Eyck-2 Alphabetical
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Nationality/Time ... Featured Artists

26. Biography
Biography of eyck, jan van (b. before 1395, Maaseik, d. 1441, Bruges) in theWeb Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/bio/e/eyck_van/jan/biograph.html
EYCK, Jan van
(b. before 1395, Maaseik, d. 1441, Bruges)
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. Van Eyck has been credited traditionally with the invention of painting in oils, and, although this is incorrect, there is no doubt that he perfected the technique. He used the oil medium to represent a variety of subjects with striking realism in microscopic detail; for example, he infused painted jewels and precious metals with a glowing inner light by means of subtle glazes over the highlights.

27. CGFA- Jan Van Eyck
Vienna. 117KB. Graphic The Madonna of Canon van der Paele, 1436, oilon panel, Musée Communal at Bruges. 187KB. Graphic St. Barbara
http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/eyck/
Be sure to visit the special Ghent Altarpiece section! (frames) The Crucifixion, 1425-30, tempera and oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 128KB The Last Judgement, 1425-30, tempera and oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 157KB The Annunciation, 1425-30, transferred from wood to canvas, The National Gallery of Art at Washington D.C. 130KB The Annunciation, tempera and oil on wood, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 157KB The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin, wood, Louvre. 162KB Portrait of a Young Man (Tymotheos), 1432, The National Gallery at London. 60KB A Man in a Turban (possibly a self-portrait), 1433, The National Gallery at London. 163KB Madonna in the Church, 1430s, Staatliche Museen, Berlin-Dahlem. 124KB The Arnolfini Marriage, 1434, oil on panel, National Gallery at London. 84KB Arnolfini Portrait, panel, Staatliche Museen, Berlin-Dahlem. 84KB Portrait of Cardinal Niccolo Albergati, 1435-38, oil on wood, Art History Museum, Vienna. 117KB
Online Since 1996 To van Eyck-2 Alphabetical
Index
Nationality/Time ... Featured Artists

28. The National Gallery - Jan Van Eyck
View the 'Portrait of a Man' (1433) and read a short biography.
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/collection/artist/eyck.htm

29. Van Eyck, Jan: The Betrothal Of The Arnolfini
Mark Harden s Artchive, van eyck, jan The betrothal of the Arnolfini 1434 Oilon wood 81.8 x 59.7 cm (32 1/4 x 23 1/2 in.) National Gallery, London
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/V/van_eyck/arnlfini.jpg.html

30. CLiC - Jan Van Eyck Circle For Lacanian Ideology Critique
Translate this page jan van eyck Circle for Lacanian Ideology Critique. For further bibliographicalinformation as well as for secondary literature, click jan van eyck Library.
http://www.janvaneyck.nl/~clic/library_en.htm
CL i C Dutch Version Jan van Eyck Circle for Lacanian Ideology Critique Home Seminar Activities Members of the Circle ... Links
Below, you find the list of all seminars by Lacan. Of each of the seminars, you find the several editions available in the Jan van Eyck Academy (from May 2004). For further bibliographical information as well as for secondary literature, click Jan van Eyck Library Editions of Lacan's Seminars available in the Jan van Eyck Academy Library 2. Association Freudienne Internationale, 1999 2. Association Freudienne Internationale, 2000 III. Les psychoses, 1955-1956 2. Association Freudienne Internationale, 2001 IV. La relation d'objet, 1956-1957 V. Les formations de l'inconscient, 1957-1958 2. Association Freudienne Internationale, 1998 ENG 3. Cormac Gallagher, 2002 FR 1. Association Freudienne Internationale, 2000

31. Biografía - Van Eyck, Jan
van eyck, jan Nacionalidad FlamencaMaaseyck h. 1390 - Brujas 1441 Estilo Pintura Flamenca.
http://www.artehistoria.com/historia/personajes/3575.htm
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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

32. L'Encyclopédie De L'Agora: Jan Van Eyck
jan van eyck, Biographie en résumé Peintre flamand (v. 1395-1441).
http://agora.qc.ca/mot.nsf/Dossiers/Jan_Van_Eyck
Accueil Index Catégories Dossiers ... Imprimer Dossiers connexes Johannes Vermeer
Extrait: Peintre hollandais (1632-1675).
«Regarder les toiles de Vermeer, scruter sa peinture, c'est avoir affaire à l'indéchiffrable. Rien de ce qui est montré ne raconte ou ne dit quoi que ce soit. Pas le moindre récit.»
Jan Van Eyck Biographie en résumé
Peintre flamand (v. 1395-1441). On lui attribue l'invention de la peinture à l'huile. Cette technique existait avant lui, mais il est parvenu à déployer, avec une science et un génie jamais égalés, la capacité unique à reproduire le réel de cette technique à peine naissante. Le génie et les innovations techniques des frères Van Eyck, Jan et Hubert, dont la part est souvent difficile à distinguer sur les grands retables qui ont fondé leur gloire, ont irradié partout en Europe, jusqu'en Italie où les Vénitiens ont eu tôt d'abandonner la fresque, peu adaptée au climat humide de leur ville, au profit de la peinture à l'huile en prenant pour exemple l'art méticuleux des flamands.
Ce «réaliste» si attentif, ce bourgeois flamand, fortement encadré dans sa classe par les institutions municipales, est donc exactement le contraire d'un observateur passif, enchaîné au désordre des évidences.»

33. Jan Van Eyck (Getty Museum)
A biography of the artist jan van eyck from the J. Paul Getty Museum scollection. Explore Art Home Artists, jan van eyck Born about
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Scholars consider Jan van Eyck to be the single most influential Flemish painter of the northern Renaissance and one of the greatest masters of all time. He served as court painter to two powerful patrons, first John of Bavaria, Count of Holland, and then Philip the Good , Duke of Burgundy. Although not the inventor of the new technique of painting on panel with an oil-based medium, van Eyck is universally recognized as the genius who perfected it. His career and reputation rest above all on his achievement as a painter in the oil technique, although he appears also to have produced illuminations for manuscripts . His works, whether on panel or parchment , offer stunning illusions of reality on many levels: space, atmosphere, texture, and above all, the sensitive treatment of the effects of light.
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34. 'Portrait Of Giovanni (?) Arnolfini And His Wife ('The Arnolfini Portrait')'
eyck, jan van worked 1422; died 1441. NG186. Bought, 1842. The ornateLatin signature translates as jan van eyck was here 1434 .
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa

35. EYCK, Jan Van
jan van eyck, Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?) , 1433. London, NationalGallery. eyck, jan van worked 1422 died 1441 Netherlandish
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36. MSN Encarta - Eyck, Jan Van
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37. MSN Encarta - Search Results - Eyck Jan Van
Encarta Search results for eyck jan van . Page 1 of 2 next. 2. jan van eyck’sSaint Francis Receiving the Stigmata. Picture—Encarta Encyclopedia.
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38. Jan Van Eyck - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
jan van eyck. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. jan van eyck (1385? 1440?)was a 15th century painter and one of the first to popularize oil paint.
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39. The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, From Van Eyck To Bruegel
Sacred Realm Religious Painting from about 1420 to 1500. The Crucifixion;The Last Judgment, ca. 1430 jan van eyck (act. by 1422
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Vaneyck/van_eyck9.htm

Sacred Realm: Religious Painting
from about 1420 to 1500
The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment
, ca. 1430
Jan van Eyck (act. by 1422, d. 1441) and Assistant
Oil on canvas, transferred from wood
Inscribed: (on frames) verses from Isaiah, Revelation, and Deuteronomy; (within pictures) verses from Matthew and Revelation
Fletcher Fund, 1933 (33.92a, b) The frames are original and bear inscriptions from the Old and New Testaments that served as the points of departure for narrative details and enrich the theological references. Around the panel that shows the Crucifixion are verses declaring that Christ "is brought as a lamb to the slaughter" and "made his grave with the wicked . . . and he bare the sin of many." The verses surrounding the Last Judgment describe how "death and hell delivered up the dead . . . and the sea gave up the dead which were in it" and announce "I will spend mine arrows upon them." The Last Judgment was painted in the upper half by an assistant.

40. Eyck, Jan Van (1395-1441)
van eyck, jan (13951441). Flemish painter, active in Brugge (Bruges),who, along with Robert Campin (previously known only as the
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Van Eyck, Jan
Flemish painter, active in Brugge (Bruges), who, along with Robert Campin (previously known only as the Master of Flémalle) in Tournai, was the founder of the Ars Nova ("new art") of 15th-century northern late Gothic painting, which heralded the Renaissance in northern Europe. This period of Netherlandish art is characterized by a naturalistic style of vivid oil colors, meticulous detail, accurately rendered textures, and the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface.
Jan probably came from Maaseick in the province of Limbourg. In 1422 he was working in The Hague for John of Bavaria, count of Holland. In 1425 Philip the Good, duke of Bourgogne, appointed him court painter, a position he retained until his death. Jan was on especially good terms with Philip, who entrusted him with certain secret diplomatic missions, presented one of his children with a christening gift, and personally interceded for him when he learned that Jan was having trouble collecting his salary.
Jan's contemporaries were awed by his amazing technical skill and his precise renderings of carefully observed detail. These qualities explain why he was still called the King of Painters by his compatriots as late as the 16th century.

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