van Eyck

British  

/ væn ˈaɪk /

noun

1. Jan (jɑn). died 1441, Flemish painter; founder of the Flemish school of painting. His most famous work is the altarpiece The Adoration of the Lamb, in Ghent, in which he may have been assisted by his brother Hubert (ˈhyːbərt), died ?1426

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Example Sentences

Dylan van Eyck had 10 points, five assists and three blocks.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2022

Because of flight restrictions, the pandemic kept Junior Joseph and Dylan van Eyck, who is from the Netherlands, from getting to the United States until the fall semester had already started.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2021

It’s incredible how much van Eyck packed in and how lifelike he made it, with his painstaking technique of layering tinted glazes over a colored ground.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2020

There are only around 20 extant works by Jan van Eyck, over half of which will be on display at the Museum of Fine Arts.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2019

The painter of Richard II. was not happy with his figures unless they were standing up or kneeling in profile, but Hubert van Eyck can draw them with tolerable success lying down, or sitting huddled.

From The Book of Art for Young People by Conway, Agnes Ethel