Hubert van Eyck
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Hubert van Eyck was an Early Netherlandish painter and older brother of the renowned Jan van Eyck, as well as Lambert and Margareta, also painters. The absence of any single work that he can clearly b
Woodcut portrait of van Eyck, by Edme de Boulonois, mid-16th century.
The Three Marys at the Tomb, painted or begun by Hubert, perhaps between 1410 and 1420, and completed by another artist.
Van Eyck's grave slab in Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent
The Crucifixion and Last Judgement diptych consists of two small painted panels attributed to the Early Netherlandish artist Jan van Eyck, with areas finished by unidentified followers or members of h
Death of Christ on the cross. Typically, a crucifixion victim's legs were broken to hasten death. According to the Gospel of John, when soldiers came to break Jesus' legs, they found him already dead. A soldier pierced his side with a lance; blood and water poured from the wound.
The taunting of the condemned. At the time there were many enemies of the Temple and Jesus was seen by the Jewish hierarchy merely as the charismatic successor to John the Baptist. Although he became enough of a legitimate threat to be executed, he was ultimately viewed by the elders as just another agitating pseudo-prophet.
Leaf from the Turin-Milan Hours, unknown artist, c. 1440–1450. This illustration is often attributed to Jan van Eyck or a member of his workshop.