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van Eyck
van Eyck , family of Flemish painters, the brothers Hubert van Eyck, c.1370-1426, and Jan van Eyck, c.1390-1441.
Their Lives
Very little is known of Hubert, the older of the two brothers. He is said to have worked (1414-17) for Duke William of Bavaria and is known to have settled in Gh...
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Luis Dalmáu
Luis Dalmáu , fl. 1428-60, Spanish painter, court painter to Alfonso of Aragon. His only undisputed work, Virgin with Councilors (Barcelona), shows the influence of Jan van Eyck.
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Petrus Christus
Petrus Christus , fl. 1444-c.1473, Flemish painter; a follower and probably a pupil of the Van Eycks. In 1444 he became a free citizen of Bruges, where he remained until his death. Christus was successful in the rendering of geometric perspective and became noted for his fine, introspective treatmen...
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Robert Campin
Robert Campin , 1378-1444, Flemish painter who with the van Eycks ranks as a founder of the Netherlandish school. This artist has been identified as the Master of Flémalle on the basis of three panels in Frankfurt-am-Main said to have come from the abbey of Flémalle near Liège. ...
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Gerard David
Gerard David , c.1460-1523, Flemish painter, b. Oudewater, Holland. By 1484 he had established himself in Bruges, where he remained until his death. Dependent on the art of earlier Flemish painters, such as Jan van Eyck and Robert Campin, his work displays a uniform tenderness and grace. Among his n...
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Albert
Albert 1819-61, prince consort of Victoria of Great Britain, whom he married in 1840. He was of Wettin lineage, the son of Ernest I, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and first cousin to Victoria. As an alien prince he was initially unpopular, but in time the English came to admire him for his irrepro...
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Max J. Friedländer
Max J. Friedländer , 1867-1958, German art historian. Educated in Munich, he became director of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum in Berlin. He left Germany in 1933 and settled in Holland. A specialist in Netherlandish painting of the 15th and 16th cent., he is best known for his monumental work on t...
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Quentin Massys
Quentin Massys , c.1466-1530, Flemish painter. After studying in Louvain, he moved to Antwerp by 1491, remaining in that city throughout his life. Influences of Italian art, especially of Leonardo da Vinci, may be seen in his work, particularly in the delicate modeling, the subtle nuances of tone, a...
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Hugo van der Goes
Hugo van der Goes , d.1482, Flemish painter. Probably born in Ghent, he was a member of the painters' guild there in 1467 and became dean of the guild in 1474, a year before his semiretirement to a monastery near Brussels. Early works, such as The Fall of Man (c.1468; Vienna), recall earlier Flemi...
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Roger van der Weyden
Roger van der Weyden , c.1400-1464, major early Flemish master, known also as Roger de la Pasture. He is believed to have studied with Robert Campin. His early works also show the influence of Jan van Eyck. Van Eyck, however, had been a master at objective rendering of detail, whereas Roger in his w...
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