jan vaN EYCK(1385-1441)

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Was a 15 th century Flemish painter and is considered one of the great painters of the late Middle Ages. People believe that Jan van Eyck created oil painting, which is doubtful, but it is true that he achieved, or perfected, new and remarkable effects using this technique. The date of van Eyck`s birth is not known. But according to some historic records he had to have been born no later than 1395, and indeed probably earlier.

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Jan van Eyck produced paintings for private clients in addition to his work at the court. Exceptionally for his time, van Eyck often signed and dated his paintings on their frames, then considered an integral part of the work Arnolfini Portrait ( London, National Gallery), van Eyck inscribed on the (pictorial) back wall above the convex mirror “Johannes de Eyck fuit hic 1434”(Jan van Eyck was here,1434). The painting is one of the most frequently analyzed by art historians.

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Jan van Eyck died in Bruges in 1441 and was buried there in the Saint Donation church (destroyed during the French Revolution).

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