Jan van Eyck was born in the North Eastern section of Holland in a town called Maaseyck in 1385. His earliest experience with art came from working in his older brother’s workshop. The workshop was located in the city of Liege, which was a great art center in the 14th century . Jan Van Eyck was prominent as a painter, a courtier and diplomat. From 1422 to 1424 he was in the service of John of Bavaria, Count …showed first 75 words of 705 total…

…showed last 75 words of 705 total…of such a man. With tears let us morn for the irretrievable loss And pray to God to preserve him in Heaven.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography Dhananes, Elisabeth Van Eyck: The Ghent Altarpiece, New York: The Viking Press, 1973. Roberts, Francis Jan Van Eyck, Master Painter, New York: Rand Mc Nally & Company, 1962. Gheorghe Szekely, Van Eyck. Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1971. P7. Seidel, Linda Jan Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 1993.