Jan van Eyck
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Jan van Eyck was an early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as early Netherlandish painting, and one of the supreme figures of the Early N
Presumed Self Portrait, 1433. National Gallery, London
The Arnolfini Portrait, oil on oak, 1434. National Gallery, London
Hubert and Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, completed 1432. Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent
Portrait of Margaret van Eyck, Groeningemuseum, Bruges, 1439
Madonna of Chancellor Rolin
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The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin is an oil painting by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck, dating from around 1435. It is now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. It was commissioned by Nicolas Rol
Jan van Eyck
…on Portrait of a Man in a Turban, which can be seen as indicating his emerging self-confidence. The years between 1434 and 1436, when he produced the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, Lucca Madonna and Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele, are generally considered his high point. Around 1432, he married Margaret who was 15 years…
Detail of the angel
Carvings above Rolin
Detail showing the church over Rolin's hands, and the cathedral over Christ, the flowers in the garden and the squashed rabbits of lust
Rogier van der Weyden, Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin c. 1440. Saint Luke makes a drawing for his painting of the Virgin. The setting is clearly derived from the Rolin Madonna.