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van Eyck

British

/ væn ˈaɪk /

noun

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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Dylan van Eyck added 16 points, five assists and five steals and Elijah Joiner scored 13.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2021

Pat Adams is something like the Jan van Eyck of postwar American abstraction.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

And as our eyes follow their various gazes, we’re reminded that van Eyck never lets the business of looking, of being a spectator, stay simple.

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

Jan van Eyck also introduced improvements in linear and aerial perspective, and in painting upon glass.

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