Jan Van Eyck
Jan van Eyck was born in the North Eastern section of Holland in a town called Maaseyck in 1385. His earliest experience with art came from working in his older brother's workshop. The workshop was located in the city of Liege, which was a great art center in the 14th century . Jan Van Eyck was prominent as a painter, a courtier and diplomat. From 1422 to 1424 he was in the service of John of Bavaria, Count of Holland. He later became court painter and varlet de chambre to Phillip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, for who he went to Portugal and Spain in 1428. After Phillip's marriage to Isabella of Portugal in 1430, Jan Van Eyck settled in Bruges and married. He died on July ninth 1441. He was credited with the invention of oil painting and although this may not be provable, Van Eyck brought the new medium of oil and varnish to a high degree of awareness. Several signed and dated paintings by him survive and he is known as the greatest artist of the Early Netherlandish School. Perhaps his most famous artwork is the Ghent Altarpiece. The Ghe
It was one of the earliest oil paintings in the European tradition and one if the most familiar. nt Altarpiece is painted in oil on twelve panels of oak and is 375 centimeters high and 527 centimeters wide. Tis meet the Phidias and Apelles should give him priority;And Polictet is below him. The middle piece or the central panel is the biggest. Cruel, therefore, cruel call the ParcaeWho have bereft us of such a man. He studied light and color intensely before starting any portraits. His portraits include Princess Isabela of Portugal, the Duke of Burgundy and members of the Duke's family. It is known as The Adoration of the Lamb, and measures 134. There is a window through which light radiates and gives the figures wholeness and depth. As I can was Jan's motto, which came from a Flemish saying; "As I can, not as I would. The painting portrays Arnolfini and his wife; both elega!ntly clothed, in a luxurious bedroom of typical 14th century European style.
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