Flemish painter (c.1390–1441). Jan van Eyck was born in 1390 in what is now Belgium. Jan van Eyck is remembered as a painter, illuminator and architect, a citizen of the Southern Netherlands. Notable works include “Arnolfini Portrait”, “Dresden Triptych” and “Lucca Madonna”. Positions held included court painter.
Before and after
- from 1386 to 1395Tokhtamysh–Timur War
- 1387Publication of The Canterbury Tales
- from 1389 to 1392Lithuanian Civil War of 1389–92
- 1389Death of Hafez
- 1390Birth of Jan van Eyck
- c. 1390The Kingdom of Kongo is founded
- from 5 August 1392 to 12 October 1897Joseon
- 1395Construction of Gyeongbokgung
- from 11 May 1395 to 17 October 1797Duchy of Milan
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- July 1054East-West Schism
- from 1140 to 1530Gothic art
- 1400Rise of Renaissance music
- c. 1490sThe Last Supper
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