Jan Van Eyck

A modest, young Madonna the Mother of God sits at the right hand of the mysterious figure in the centre (the viewers left). Her serene face looks out from ...

Painter: Jan van Eyck (Eyck ca. 1390--1441 Bruges) Date: inscribed by artist and dated 1436 Original location: near van der Paele's tomb in Sint Donaaskerk, Bruges Collection: Bruges: Groeningemuseum # 0.161 Medium and Size: Oil on panel 141 x 176.5 cm (almost life-sized) Literature: Borchert; Age of Van Eyck; 2002, cat. no. 22, p. 234; Ainsworth 1998, p. 163. For repeats of this carpet, and images in black /white, see her commentary on pp. 163 (JVE) ; 291 (Gerard David); 293 (Ambrosius…

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Hubert and Jan van Eyck. The Ghent Altarpiece: Adoration of the Lamb. 1429.

Artist: Jan van Eyck (Netherlandish, Maaseik ca. 1390–1441 Bruges) and Workshop Assistant. Date: ca. 1440–41. Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wo...

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Jan van Eyck was a Flemish painter active in Bruges. He is 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.

"The Ghent Altarpiece" or "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" -- Center Panel Detail -- 1 of 24 compartmental scenes -- 1430-32 -- Hubert & Jan Van Eyck -- Flemish -- Polyptych -- Oil on wood -- Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium.

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