Definition of Jan van Eyck

1. Noun. Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441).

Exact synonyms: Eyck, Van Eyck
Generic synonyms: Old Master

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Literary usage of Jan van Eyck

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"Brother of Hubert and Jan van Eyck ; existence only lately established. Only work attributed to him, an altarpiece, consisting of a centre and two wings ..."

2. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers: Biographical and Critical by Michael Bryan (1886)
"Other pictures by Jan van Eyck are the 'Virgin and Child,' usually known as the ... After hie settlement in Bruges, Jan van Eyck took up the work which his ..."

3. Apollo: An Illustrated Manual of the History of Art Throughout the Ages by Salomon Reinach (1907)
"The Supposed Invention of the Oil Medium by Van Eyck.—The Brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck. ... The Masterpieces of Jan van Eyck.—His followers: Albert van ..."

4. A.L.A. Portrait Index: Index to Portraits Contained in Printed Books and by American Library Association (1906)
"Jan van Eyck p.* (fig. in The just judges, Berlin gall. ... Jan van Eyck p.* (Bruges mus.) CONNOISSEUR (1902) 4:172. Jan van Eyck p.* (Bruges mus. ..."

5. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Karl Baedeker (1911)
"Jan van Eyck (d. 1440; founder of the early Flemish School), Portrait of a ... Jan van Eyck, Portrait of a man. 'This is a panel in which minute finish is ..."

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