Tag: Van Eyck

The Annunciation Diptych (c.1433-1435)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation Diptych c.1433–1435 Oil on panel, left wing: 38.8 x 23.2 cm; right wing: 39 x 24 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This diptych is an outstanding example of grisaille painting. Here, van Eyck deliberately rejects the…

Jan Van Eyck

(c.1390–1441) The artist’s works: Ghent altarpiece 1432 Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent Portrait of a Man 1432 National Gallery, London Portrait of a Man 1433 National Gallery, London The Annunciation Diptych c.1433–1435 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife 1434 National Gallery, London The Virgin…

The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (1434-1435)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin c.1434–1435 Oil on panel, 66 x 62 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Painted for Nicolas Rolin (around 1376/80-1462), chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy Philippe the Good, to adorn the personal chapel (Saint-Sébastien…