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Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck, an early Northern Renaissance Flemish painter born around 1395, is renowned for mastering oil painting techniques that achieved photographic realism. His notable works include the 'Arnolfini Portrait,' a groundbreaking full-length double portrait completed in 1434, which reflects a shift in focus from divine subjects to human connections. The document outlines van Eyck's contributions to art, emphasizing the transformation of light representation from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

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Jan van Eyck Powerpoint by Ina Zhao Portrait of a Man in a Turban (actually a chaperon ), possibly a self-portrait, painted 1433 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jan_van_Eyck_091.jpg
Who is this guy? Johannes de Eyck or Jan van Eyck No exact birthdate (before c. 1395 – before July 9, 1441) An Early Northern Renaissance Flemish Painter, founder of Bruges school He achieved, or perfected new and remarkable effects using the techniques ‘oil painting’. His works reflect details and qualities of texture and of atmospheric light
Style Changes Before roughly 1425, most images were rather stylized, even schematic, but afterward we see paintings that have an almost photographic realism…
Big Differences! - Light and Shadow: Middle Ages- Divine light and intellectual light Renaissance: The corporeal light (the real world) God Vs. Human** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_art - Photographic realism - Oil painting - details (for example, the folds in the fabric)
The Arnolfini Portrait (1434). Oil on panel, 82 x 59.5 cm, National Gallery, London The first full length double portrait ever created. Subjects changed (no gods) Giovanni Arnolfini Giovanna Cenami Marriage portrait (that’s where it got its name) different applications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jan_van_Eyck_001.jpg
- interaction - connection between artists and the subject
 
Bibliography Jan van Eyck. 2007. 25 Nov 2008 < http://www.historyofpainters.com/vaneyke.htm >. &quot;Jan van Eyck.&quot; Wikipedia. may 2008. 25 Nov 2008< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Eyck#Life >. GILLET , LOUIS . &quot;Hubert and Jan Van Eyck.&quot; Catholic Encyclopedia. 25 Nov 2008 < http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Hubert_and_Jan_Van_Eyck >. Jones, Susan . &quot;Jan van Eyck (ca. 1380/90–1441).&quot; Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. 25 Nov 2008 < http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/eyck/hd_eyck.htm >.