Jan Van Eyck

Style: Northern Renaissance; Renaissance;

Place: Maaseik

Born: 1390

Death: 1441

Biography:

Jan van Eyck (Dutch: [ˈjɑn vɑn ˈɛik]) (before c. 1390 – 9 July 1441) was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges. He is one of the founders of Early Netherlandish painting and one of the most significant representatives of Early Northern Renaissance art. The few surviving records of his early life indicate that he was born around 1380–1390,...