Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a man (from the Arnolfini family?) c.1438–1440 Oil on oak, 30 x 21.6 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The man, whose identity is not indicated by the picture itself, apparently belonged to the middle class, as his…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Ghent altarpiece 1432 Oil on oak panel, 340 x 520 cm Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent Ghent altarpiece closed. The central panel: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. The donor, Jodocus Vijdt (d.1439) The donor’s wife, Lysbette Borluut…
Consecrated: 942 Completed: 1628 Address: Sint-Baafsplein 1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium Website: https://www.sintbaafskathedraal.be/en/ Works of Art: • Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441): Ghent altarpiece (1432) See also: • Bavo of Ghent | Cathedrals | Churches | Ghent (Belgium)
Churches: • Saint Bavo’s Cathedral: Sint-Baafsplein, 9000 Ghent Saints: • Bavo of Ghent Births: • Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558) See also: • Cities | Belgium
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) & Workshop Crucifixion and Last Judgement Diptych c.1440–1441 Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 56.5 x 19.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Crucifixion. The Last Judgement. Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, considered Van…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati c.1435 Silverpoint on white paper, 21.4 x 18 cm Kupferstich-Kabinett, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden The only known drawing by the artist. It served as a preliminary drawing for Jan van Eyck‘s painting…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy c.1435 Oil on oak, 26.6 x 19.5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The middle-aged, male subject of this portrait is depicted as a half-figure who turns towards the left and is presented in front of…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation c.1434–1436 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 90.2 x 34.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Annunciation described by Saint Luke is interpreted in terms of actuality in this painting, which was probably once…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Goldsmith Jan de Leeuw 1436 Oil on oak, 24.6 x 19.2 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Signature: on the original frame the inscription: IAN DE (image of a lion) OP SANT ORSELEN DACH/DAT CLAER EERST MET OGHEN SACH.…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Margaret van Eyck (Portret van Margareta van Eyck) 1439 Oil on panel, 32.6 x 25.8 cm Groeningemuseum, Bruges inscription and dating (top): .CO[N]IV[N]X M[EV]S IOH[ANN]ES ME C[OM]PLEVIT AN[N]O . 1439°.17°IVNIJ age ported (bottom): ETAS MEA…