JAN VAN EYCK

JAN VAN EYCK

• Born 1390-1395
• Born in maaseik,Bishoprice of liege, Holy Roman Empire
• Lived and died in the Netherlands
• He was a flemish painter who perfected the technique of oil painting
• Painted mostly portraits and religious subjects

The Man in the Red Turban.
The Man in the Red Turban was Jan Van Eyck's most influential artifact.People thought that it was a self portrait of himself.This was one of the many portraits that Jan Van Eyck almost perfected in oil painting.This painting was invented at the time of the renaissance.He painted the portrait on a wood panel.It was painted in the Netherlands and has a Netherlands style to it.

THE MAN IN THE RED TURBAN

• This painting is a humanist peice
• Shows realism
• It has light and shading
• The sitter seems to emerge from the darkness
• Expression of classical greco,roman traditions

"Painting is a form of profound creative release".
This quote shows that he supports humanism by showing that his emotions towards painting are strong and that he feels that painting is a release of creativity.creativity is a humanist thing because it gets people thinking and makes things for people to do so they don't do the same things their whole lives.

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