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| Jan van Eyck
(1390 - 1441)
| Timeline |
| 1390 |
Approximate birth date (certainly before 1395) in Maaseik, Belgium |
| 1420 |
Presents a Madonna's head to the Guild of Antwerp |
| 1422 |
Employed at the court of John of Bavaria, count of Holland, at The Hague |
| 1425 |
Appointed court painter and valet de chambre to Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy |
| 1428 |
Sent on a diplomatic mission to Spain and Portugal in connection with negotiations that resulted in the marriage of Philip of Burgundy and Isabella of Portugal |
| 1430 |
Lives and works in Bruges as painter to the court and city |
| 1433 |
Marries a woman named Margaret - they will have two daughters |
| 1441 |
Died in Bruges, Belgium, buried 9 July |
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