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Born Before 1395
Died Before July 9, 1441
Notable Works “Ghent Altarpiece”
Movement / Style Early Netherlandish art • Flemish art • Gothic art

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Oil painting by Jan van Eyck showing a man in dark clothing with a large, elaborate red turban, set against a dark background.
Painting of a man in a dark robe and hat holding hands with a woman in a green gown, standing in a richly furnished room with a small dog at their feet. The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck.
Ghent Altarpiece
Detail from Jan van Eyck's The Annunciation shows the Virgin Mary in blue robes with raised hands, an open book, white lilies, and part of the angel Gabriel in ornate garments.
Gothic mirror, detail from The Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami by Jan van Eyck, 1434; in the National Gallery, London.
Eyck, Jan van: Cain killing Abel, detail from the Ghent Altarpiece
Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
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