Jan van Eyck

Did you know Jan Van Eyck had one of the highest social standings for a painter? He worked under two courts so that we would be well know and have a high social standing. Jan Van Eyck was considered very influential. His painting were done in various styles and techniques. He was the first known painter to use oil painter. Eyck’s work under the two courts also made him very influential. Many of his skills were later adapted by early Netherlander painters. Eyck had a very mysterious childhood. His origins are not known for certain. He was known until the bill from his first court was found. It is known that he had a brother, Hubert van Eyck. Hubert was known as Jan disciplinary figure. Hubert and Jan both were apart of Philip of Charolais court. Although little is know about his birth and origin, it is believed that he was born in a town named Maaseik. The first known record of Jan Van Eyck wasn’t until 1422 after he was billed for paintings under the court of John of Bavaria. After John died in…

Mystery in the Mirror Little is known of Jan Van Eyck's personal and early life. What is known, however, is that he was a revolutionary artist of his time. He used oil as a medium, the slow drying substance allowed him time to mix colors and create layers. The painting that most embodies Eyck's skills is the Arnolfini Double Portrait, painted in 1434. The painting is currently displayed at the National Gallery in London. This double portrait is an intriguing piece that leaves more questions…

personal taste. In discussing this topic, I would raise the issue of the diverseness of human taste and its indifference to the specific art school or epoch. And to the contrary – will prove the dependence of the art from the subjective point of view. At first, let it be presumed that the chosen sixteen arts are the only arts remaining from the past. According to them the presumable picture of the art history would be built. The presumable way of making the history of art would be no different…

art in a format that was expressive and held to its platform of divine work. Throughout this essay we will be talking about the works of Michelangelo David and Jan Van Eyck the Arnolfini Wedding. We will explore the detail the summary and techniques at the used throughout the early Renaissance from the use of paints to the use of marble. Michelangelo devoted his whole life to the creating of magnificent works of art. His work was all interested him, and it seemed that had no easy ways of doing…

Jan Van Eyck began his career as an artist in 1422 and continued until his death in 1441. While Van Eyck was active, he created many well-known paintings. According to John Haber, Van Eyck was a portraitist who was the first to paint in oils (pg.1). One of his most famous works is Wedding Portrait, or Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride. This painting depicts a man and a woman holding hands in matrimony with many symbolic objects surrounding them. The painting was created in 1434 and currently…

Jan Van Eyck, one of the most famous painters from the Renaissance era, is a man of mystery; no one knows anything about his childhood, birth, or family. The documents from his time were most likely lost, didn’t survive, or were never documented. He is known for his paintings in the courts, religious art works, portraits of famous figures, and himself. There aren’t many records of his early life. It is unknown about his birth because it was never documented by his mother and father or lost.…

Jan van Eyck: “The Father of Oil Painting” Jan van Eyck was born around 1390 and died in 1441. Jan lived in Bruges for most of his life working for the nobility. He has been credited with perfecting and developing oil painting techniques. Meanwhile, before the Renaissance painting with oil was unpopular because it took a long time to dry; however, two advantages to oil was the vibrant color and the different ways to apply then manipulate the paint. Jan van Eyck’s personal signature on much of…

“As long as van Eyck stands on the horizon, a light shines to the edges of the present world; under this light, the present world seems to awaken, recognize itself and grow brighter.” (Eugene Fromentin, 1876)1 Jan van Eyck’s work as an artist is a mystery, he is said to have invented oil painting, and details of his career are hazy from his lifetime. “It is believed that van Eyck was born in Maaseik (now in Belgium), probably no later than about 1390 as he is named in a document from 1422 as the…

The Annunciation by Jan van Eyck is an oil painting that was transferred from wood, panel, to a canvas. It was completed between 1434 and 1436 and it currently resides in the National Gallery of Art in D.C., where I visited it. It is believed by experts that this painting is part of a triptych, a work of art that is divided into three sections that are together and have artwork in both the inside and outside, although there has been no actual evidence that proves it. The painting is very complex…

Middle Ages. The term Renaissance means “rebirth”, and the period was primarily a time of revival of classical learning and wisdom after a long period of cultural decline. There was also an explosion of art during this time. The new birth of resurrection known as the "Renaissance" is usually considered to have begun in Italy in the fourteenth century. There were many famous artists during this period, people along the lines of Leonardo Da Vinci, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Titian. Jan van Eyck…