Jan van Eyck (/ v æ n ˈ aɪ k / van EYEK; Dutch: [ˈjɑɱ vɑn ˈɛik]; 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.

2024年12月27日 · Jan van Eyck was Netherlandish painter who perfected the newly developed technique of oil painting. His naturalistic panel paintings, mostly portraits and religious subjects, include the Ghent Altarpiece (1432), Portrait of a Man (1433), and the Arnolfini Portrait (1434).

Jan van Eyck is the most famous member of a family of painters traditionally believed to have originated from the town of Maaseik, in the diocese of Liège. The work of the Van Eycks, epitomized in the Ghent Altarpiece, brought an unprecedented realism to the themes and figures of late medieval art.

Jan van Eyck is a leading figure of early Netherlandish painting and considered, along with artists Robert Campin and Rogier van der Weyden, one of the "Flemish Primitives."

2020年10月16日 · Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE) was a Netherlandish Renaissance painter who was famous in his own lifetime for his mastery of oil painting, colouring, naturalistic scenes, and eye for detail.

Jan van Eyck is credited with originating a style of painting characterised by minutely realistic depictions of surface effects and natural light. This was made possible by using an oil medium, which allowed the building up of paint in translucent layers, or glazes.

2023年7月19日 · Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) was a Flemish painter who most art historians see as one of the key figures of the Northern Renaissance. He is believed to have been born in Maaseik around 1390, a town in modern-day Belgium that was part of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in the Holy Roman Empire.

2024年12月30日 · Jan van Eyck, a name synonymous with artistic genius, occupies a central place in European art history. Born in the town of Maaseik (modern-day Belgium) during the 15th century, van Eyck revolutionized painting. How? Through the use of innovative techniques, lifelike detail, and deep symbolism.

2014年4月2日 · Discover Flemish oil painter and portraitist Jan van Eyck, whose the 'Adoration of the Lamb' is the altarpiece for the Church of St. Bavon, on Biography.com.

Jan van Eyck first appeared in The Hague, in October of 1422, as painter and varlet de chambre to John of Bavaria, Count of Holland. Since Van Eyck was referred to at that time as a "master", it seems likely that he was born no later than c. 1390.