Virgin and Child in a Church, also known as the Van Maelbeke Virgin
Jan van Eyck|Wierix
1575–85
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 6 9/16 × 4 7/16 in. (16.7 × 11.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.601.18(192)
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Jan van Eyck|Wierix · 1390–1441
Jan van Eyck, a pioneering Netherlandish painter born around 1390 in Maaseik (in present-day Belgium), emerged as a central figure in the Early Netherlandish school during the Northern Renaissance. His early life remains sparsely documented, with no records of formal training, teachers, or art schools; the first mention of his activity dates to 1422, when he served as court painter and valet de ch...