Jan van Eyck: 70+ Renaissance Paintings

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VAN EYCK Art Book contains 70+ Renaissance Reproductions of biblical scenes and portraits with title,date and interesting facts page below. Book includes Table of Contents, thumbnail gallery and is formatted for all Kindle readers and Tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).BORN: 1395 in Maaseyck, Netherlands.DIED: July, 1441 in Bruges, Burgundian Netherlands.MOVEMENT: Renaissance.INTERESTING FACTS:§ Eyck was employed at the court of the Count of Holland, John of Bavaria. He also worked for Duke Philip, the Good of Burgundy.§ He was a close member of the Duke’s court. He was involved in the negotiations that resulted in the marriage between Duke Philip and Isabella of Portugal.§ Eyck’s Ghent altarpiece had a turbulent history. It survived 16th century riots, the French Revolution, being scattered throughout Europe and Nazi looting in WWII.§ He was called the ‘Father of Oil Painting’ for mastering the new medium of wet-on-wet and glazes.NOTABLE WORKS:Ghent altarpiece, Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, Madonna of Canon van der Paele.

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