Van Eyck

Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) was a Flemish painter who left an indelible impression on Renaissance art with his precision and masterful use of color. His masterpiece, Arnolfini Double Portrait, depicts the wedding of a young couple and is a testament to his mastery. Van Eyck painted both secular and religious subject matter, emphasizing naturalism and realism. This hardcover survey of his work features enlarged details and close analyses of masterpieces, as well as a chronology of his production.

Format: Hardback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 30 March 2022
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Often imitated but never equaled, Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) left an indelible impression on Renaissance art and paved the way for future realist painters. With its unprecedented precision and masterful use of color, Arnolfini Double Portrait, depicting the wedding of a young couple, is a testament to the mastery of the Flemish painter and leader of the Early Netherlandish school. Van Eyck painted both secular and religious subject matter, emphasizing a naturalism and realism that moved seamlessly between 15th-century everyday life and poetic, heavenly settings. Working with oil paint, he innovated the medium, allowing for great intensity and depth of color.

Trace the artist's impressive oeuvre in this hardcover survey of his work, including altarpieces, religious figures, and commissioned portraits. Featuring enlarged details and close analyses of masterpieces like the Ghent Altarpiece, this publication also offers a chronology of van Eyck's production, including the output of his workshop, which continued even after his death.

Weight: 620g
Dimension: 217 x 265 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836545051