Jan van Eyck

Definitions of Jan van Eyck
  1. noun
    Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
    synonyms: Eyck, van Eyck
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    old master
    a great European painter prior to 19th century
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