Name: Jan Van Eyck
Born: Belgium, 1395(?)
Died: Bruges, 1441
Known for: oil painting & glazing technique, realism, incredible detail
Period: early Netherlandish (Flemish)
Family: Wife: little known, Two brothers: Hubert & Lambert, painters. Sister: Margareta, writer. Had children also
Main Patron: Duke Phillip
Other patrons: several private citizens
Work most prevalent in: Belgium
Influences: unknown due to lost information on his life
Motto: "I do as I can"
Apprenticeships: had a workshop, but all information pertaining to was lost
Most well known paintings: "The Annunciation" (1434-36), "Man In A Red Turban" (1433) (a possible self-portrait), "Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife" (1434), "Adoration of the Lamb" (1432), "Ghent Alter-piece" (1432).