Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck ( 1395 - 9 July 1441), was born in Maaseik, Burgundian Netherlands. He was a flemish painter and considered one of the best Europeon painters of the 15th century. He was one of the earliest advocate of oil based paints and was traditionally regarded as the "father of oil painting".

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The Arnolfini Portrait (1434)

Virgin and Child Reading (1433)

The Virgin of chancellor Rolin (1435)

Saint Jerome in His Study (1442)

La Madone au Chanoine Van der Paele (1434)

The Annunciation (1434)

Lucca Madonna (1436)

Portrait of Margaret van Eyck (1439)

Portrat of a Man (Possibly a Self Portrait) - 1433

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viscri8 on January 09, 2012:

I love the images and Jan Van Eyck. Keep well!

WriterJanis2 on January 05, 2012:

Beautiful images.