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Early Netherlandish painters

  • Jan van EyckJan van Eyck died on the 9th of July 1441, in Bruges. Surviving records date his birth at around 1380 or 1390, in Maaseik, which is located in present-day…
  • Hugo van der GoesHugo van der Goes likely entered the world around 1440 in Ghent or its immediate surroundings. No records confirm his childhood or early training before he…
  • Jean ClouetThe year 1499 holds a document regarding the succession of Simon Marmion, a painter from Flanders. This record mentions two minor children named Janet and…
  • Hieronymus BoschJheronimus van Aken was born in the town of 's-Hertogenbosch, which locals simply called Den Bosch. His family roots stretched back to Nijmegen and Aachen…
  • Hubert van EyckHubert van Eyck likely entered the world in Maaseik, a town now located within Belgium's Limburg province. Records from 1409 identify him as Magister…