Jan Van Eyck
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHO IS JAN VAN EYCK?
- He is a painter
- Born in 1395
- Lived in Maaseyck northeast Belgum
- He worked in the palace of The Hague
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THIS IS WHERE HE LIVES AND WORKED
THE MAN IN THE RED TURBAN
- It is a self portrait of a man wearing a red turban
- It is more refined then gothic painting
- Naturalistic and vivid oil color such as the red
- The painting was made in 1433
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HOW DID THIS PAINTING CHANGE PEOPLE
- This painting is important to the era because he revolutionized the why oil was used to paint
- One of the first painter to be payed a steady salary
- He signed and dating his paints on the frame (most people didn't do that)
- He painted in Belgum and Italy because a lot of rich patterns would pay for him to paint them whatever they wanted
- Also people in Northern Europe where able to pay painters
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HOW WAS JAN VAN EYCK A HUMANIST
- He always signs everything "As I can"
- This shows his confidence and desire to always do his best work
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HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE WORLD TODAY
- Oil paint is used all the time now
- Also realism in paints is used often
- He changed the world of painting
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