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Jan van Eyck. By Katie Smith. Jan Van Eyck. Even though his perspective was bad his excellent detail made his paintings stand out He was one of the first painters to use oil instead of egg yolk in his paintings. Jan Van Eyck.
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Jan van Eyck By Katie Smith
Jan Van Eyck • Even though his perspective was bad his excellent detail made his paintings stand out • He was one of the first painters to use oil instead of egg yolk in his paintings
Jan Van Eyck • Jan van Eyck was one of the first great artists in the Netherlands and out side of Italy • He was born in 1395 and died in 1441
The Arnolfini Marriage • The portrait is ofGiovanni di Nicolao and his wife • It was painted in 1434 • It is believed that if you look closely at the mirror you can see a self portrait of Jan van Eyck