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Biography of Jan van EyckNetherlands Northern Renaissance artist born 1395 - died 1441 Eyck, Jan van (b. before 1395, Maaseik, Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire [now in Belgium]--d. before July 9, 1441, Bruges), Flemish painter who perfected the newly developed technique of oil painting. His naturalistic panel paintings, mostly portrait and religious subjects such as the famous Jan van Eyck Arnolfini, made extensive use of disguised religious symbols. His masterpiece is the altarpiece in the cathedral at Ghent, the Adoration of the Lamb (1432). Hubert van Eyck is thought by some to have been Jan's brother. |
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Jan van Eyck, the most famous and innovative Flemish painter of the 15th century, is thought to have come from the village of Maaseyck in Limbourg. No record of his birthdate survives, but it is believed to have been about 1390; his career, however, is well documented. Jan van Eyck was employed (1422-24) at the court of John of Bavaria, count of Holland, at The Hague, and in 1425 was made court painter and valet de chambre to Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. Jan van Eyck became a close member of the duke's court and undertook several secret missions for him, including a trip (1428-29) to Spain and Portugal in connection with negotiations that resulted in the marriage (1430) of Philip of Burgundy and Isabella of Portugal. He signed and dated a number of Jan van Eyck paintings between 1432 and 1439, all of which are painted in oil and varnished. According to documents, he was buried on July 9, 1441. Jan van Eyck academy has been credited traditionally with the invention of painting in oils, and, although this is incorrect, there is no doubt that he perfected the technique. Johannes de Eyck used the oil medium to represent a variety of subjects with striking realism in microscopic detail; for example, Jan van Eyck infused painted jewels and precious metals with a glowing inner light by means of subtle glazes over the highlights. Like Robert Campin, he carefully selected and arranged his subject matter so that it would contribute deeper symbolic meaning to Jan van Eyck portrait, a style that Erwin Panofsky has called disguised symbolism. The meticulous attention to detail in Jan van Eyck paintings of architectural interiors and landscapes is also evident in his portraits, painted with unrelenting, dispassionate accuracy. The most famous and most controversial Jan van Eyck Arnolfini is one of his first, the Ghent altarpiece (1432), a polyptych consisting of twenty panels in the Church of St. Bavo, Ghent. On the frame is an incomplete inscription in Latin that identifies the artists of the painting as Hubert and Jan van Eyck. The usual interpretation is that Hubert van Eyck (d. Sept. 18, 1426) was the brother of Jan and that the painter began the altarpiece, which Jan then completed. Equally famous is the wedding portrait of Jan van Eyck Arnolfini and his wife (1434; National Gallery, London), which the artist signed "Jan van Eyck fruit hic 1434", testimony that he witnessed the ceremony. Other important Jan van Eyck paintings are the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin and the Madonna of Canon van der Paele. |
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The angel advances over the tiles of a church, where we can make out David slaying Goliath. (Goliath represents the
power--ultimately fruitless--of the Devil.) The message the angel gives Mary sets her forth on her own road to the giant-slaying
that is her motherhood and holiness. The Jan van Eyck academy started their careers as manuscript illuminators. The often miniature detail and exquisite rendering found in Jan van Eyck portrait such as the Annunciation, reveal a strong affinity with this art form. However, the single factor that most distinguishes the Jan van Eyck from the art of manuscript illumination was the medium they used. |
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For many years the artist was wrongly credited with the ``discovery of painting in
oil''. In fact, oil painting was already in existence, used to paint sculptures and to
glaze over tempera paintings. The van Eycks' real achievement was the development--after much experimentation--of a stable varnish
that would dry at a consistent rate. This was created with linseed and nut oils, and mixed with resins. His inspired observations of light and its effects in Jan van Eyck Arnolfini, executed with technical virtuosity through this new, transparent medium, enabled him to create a brilliant and lucid kind of reality. The invention of this technique transformed the appearance of painting. |
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A marriage portrait ``Jan van Eyck Arnolfini Marriage'' is a name that has been given to this untitled double portrait by Jan van Eyck, now in the National Gallery, London. It is one of the greatest celebrations of human mutuality. Like Rembrandt's ``Jewish Bride'', this Jan van Eyck painting reveals to us the inner meaning of a true marriage. The bed, the single burning candle, the solemn moment of joining as the young groom is about to place his raised hand in his betrothed's, the fruit, the faithful little dog, the rosary, the unshod feet (since this is the ground of a holy union), and even the respectful space between Jan van Eyck Arnolfini and his wife, Giovanna Cenami, are all united in the mirror's reflection. All these details exalt us and at the same time make us aware of the human potential for goodness and fulfilment. |
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