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
Arnolfini Portrait
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The Arnolfini Portrait is an oil painting on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck, dated 1434 and now in the National Gallery, London. It is a full-length double portrait, believe
Jan van Eyck
…from the lower nobility, as evidenced from her clothes in the portrait, which are fashionable but not of the sumptuousness worn by the bride in the Arnolfini Portrait. Later, as the widow of a renowned painter Margaret was afforded a modest pension by the city of Bruges. At least some of this income was invested in…
The Arnolfini portrait
Detail showing the male subject, probably Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini
Detail showing the female subject and convex mirror
Jan van Eyck, Portrait of Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin