The Portrait of Jan de Leeuw by Jan Van Eyck, 1436
The portrait of an honorable goldsmith from Bruges, painted partially with care and partially as if hurriedly by Jan Van Eyck in 1436. Initially confiscated by the French from the Imperial Gallery in Vienna in 1809, then returned in 1815, after Napoleon's defeat.
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Popular Works by Jan Van Eyck
Jan Van Eyck Ghent Altarpiece
The Ghent Altarpiece: Eve (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Singing Angels (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: God Almighty (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Angel of the Annunciation (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Virgin Mary (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Cumaean Sibyl (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Lamb (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Adam (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: The Holy Hermits (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: The Just Judges (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Erythraean Sibyl (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: The Soldiers of Christ (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: The Holy Pilgrims (1432)
Jan Van Eyck Religious Paintings
Madonna and Child Enthroned (1434) • Madonna in the Church (1425) • The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (1435) • Last Judgment (1420-1425) • Annunciation (1436)
Jan Van Eyck Portraits
The Man in a Red Turban (1433) • The Portrait of Jan de Leeuw (1436) • Portrait of a Man with Carnation (1435) • Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini (1435) • Portrait of Cardinal Niccolo Albergati (1435) • Portrait of a Goldsmith (Man with Ring) (1430) • Portrait of Margareta van Eyck (1439)
The Ghent Altarpiece: Eve (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Singing Angels (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: God Almighty (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Angel of the Annunciation (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Virgin Mary (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Cumaean Sibyl (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Lamb (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Adam (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: The Holy Hermits (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: The Just Judges (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: Erythraean Sibyl (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: The Soldiers of Christ (1432) • The Ghent Altarpiece: The Holy Pilgrims (1432)
Jan Van Eyck Religious Paintings
Madonna and Child Enthroned (1434) • Madonna in the Church (1425) • The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (1435) • Last Judgment (1420-1425) • Annunciation (1436)
Jan Van Eyck Portraits
The Man in a Red Turban (1433) • The Portrait of Jan de Leeuw (1436) • Portrait of a Man with Carnation (1435) • Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini (1435) • Portrait of Cardinal Niccolo Albergati (1435) • Portrait of a Goldsmith (Man with Ring) (1430) • Portrait of Margareta van Eyck (1439)
Popular Works by other Northern Renaissance artists
Durer - St Jerome in his Study (1514) • Durer - Melencolia (1514) • Van Eyck - Annunciation (1434) • Durer - The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse (1489) • Van Eyck - The Ghent Altarpiece (1432) • Van Eyck - The Arnolfini Portrait (1434)
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