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Jan van Eyck was born before 1395 in what is known now as modern Belgium. He then died before July 9, 1441. Jan van Eyck was a Netherlandish world renowned painter. Van Eyck resided in Lille for a year and then moved to Bruges, where he lived until his death in 1441.

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Impact, Contributions, And Where the Work is Held Today

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Impact, Contributions, And Where the Work is Held Today

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Jan van Eyck was important not only to the northern Renaissance, but to the entire Renaissance. He is credited with the invention of the oil-glazing technique, which replaced the earlier egg-tempera method. Jan van Eyck's portraits were wildly famous amongst Italians as they admired his work. His requests were absolutely filled at the time, and many admired and used his work as inspiration for their own pieces. Which is a huge contribution. Some of Jan van Eyck's work resides in places such as the Louvre, The National Gallery, The National Gallery of Art, and a couple other museums around the world.

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Why is Jan van Eyck still remembered in history today?

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Why is Jan van Eyck still remembered in history today?

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Jan Van Eyck is considered an important figure of the renaissance because he is considered the innovator of veristic realism. He is praised by many for his portraiture and his beautiful landscapes. He also is the artist behind the The Ghent Altarpiece which is considered the most stolen work in history, furthermore this piece is considered to be a masterpiece. He also created a new technique for using oil paints, which leaves his works glowing with jewel-like brilliance till this day. Furthermore he is considered a founding father of oil painting.

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A 1434 oil painting on oak panel  forming a full-length double portrait, believed to depict the Italian merchant Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife, presumably in their residence at the Flemish city of Bruges.

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* One rumor was that Jan van Eyck had actually invented oil painting!
*Unfortunately, but not known by many is that there are only about 20 works of his art remaining.
*Van Eck knew the Latin, Greek and Hebrew alphabets, a rarity for painters of the time.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnolfini_Portrait

https://www.jan-van-eyck.org/biography.html#:~:text=Following%20the%20death%20of%20John,until%20his%20death%20in%201441.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnolfini_Portrait

https://www.theartstory.org/artist/van-eyck-jan/artworks/

https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-jan-van-eyck/

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/jan-van-eyck