About
Acclaimed 15th-century Flemish painter known for his use of optical perspective and oil paint. His most famous paintings include The Arnolfini Wedding and The Annunciation. A 1433 painting titled Portrait of a Man is believed to be one of his works.
Before Fame
He was a court painter for John of Bavaria at The Hague.
Trivia
In 2020, restoration work on his painting, The Ghent Altarpiece, went viral online. A side-by-side showing before and after work of a lamb's "new" face was circulated widely.
Family Life
He and his wife Margareta had ten children. His brother, Hubert van Eyck, was also a famous painter.
Associated With
He and Peter Paul Rubens were both highly praised Flemish artists.
