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Reason
Portrait made by
Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), Flemish early Netherlandish Renaissance painter. Van Eyck's portraits are characterized by a meticulous attention to detail and for the naturalness of his depictions, and - (art history) - remember (!) this (1390-1441) was long before
Michelangelo (1475 – 1564) and
Raphael (1483 –1520). Check out the Italians of his time how they painted,
Fra Angelico (1395 – 1455),
Masaccio (1401 – 1428),
Andrea Mantegna (1431 – 1506) - and you will see the differnce, come on - this was huge then! You may think 50 yeas here or there around Renaissance it doesn't matter - but it DOES. This was fantastic then. Van Eyck was highly regarded as a portrait painter of his time, painting even everyday people when portrait painting was no longer only for the royalty or the high aristocracy. The merchant middle class, influenced by the humanist ideas of individual identity, wanted now to be depicted as well.
Support: The really early portraiture doesn't move me that much, but it's certainly notable. And it is a good painting. Adam Cuerden(
talk) 07:36, 19 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Support - Notable artist, notable painting, high EV.--
Godot13 (
talk) 18:12, 19 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Support: echoing Adam Cuerden's comment.
Fylbecatuloustalk 08:45, 20 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Promoted File:Portrait of a Man by Jan van Eyck-small.jpg --
ArmbrustTheHomunculus 15:45, 25 October 2014 (UTC)reply