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van Eyck Jan . died 1441, Flemish painter; founder of the Flemish school of painting. His most famous work is the altarpiece The Adoration of the Lamb, in Ghent, in which he may have been assisted by his brother Hubert , died ?1426 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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With the help of like-minded friends such as Aldo van Eyck or Peter and Alison Smithson of Team 10 they launched poignant attacks against any form of 'poor Modernism' which had begun to petrify and was being misinterpreted as the result of a dogmatic CIAM. In closing, Verhofstadt said Belgium is known for its cyclists (like Eddy Merckx and Tom Boonen) and painters (like Van Eyck, Rubens and Matisse). The Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck, a century before Holbein, learned this from the Byzantine icon. |
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