Great Pictures As Seen And Described By Famous Writers
Great Pictures As Seen And Described By Famous Writers
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John van Eyck was his junior by some unknown number of years. Chroni- clers of the Sixteenth Century vaguely suggest that the two brothers settled at Ghent in 14 10. There is every reason to believe that all these dates are incorrect \ that Hubert was born after 1366, and that the date of his migration to Ghent must be placed later in the century. It is credible that both the brothers were court painters to Philip of Charolois, heir apparent to the throne of Burgundy, who lived with his wife Mi...chelle de France at Ghent between 141 8 and 142 1. In the service of the prince, painters were free from the constraint of their guild, but on the withdrawal of the court the privilege would cease; and this explains how the names of the Van Eycks were not recorded in the register of the corporation of St. Luke till 1421, when, on the death of the Countess Michelle, and as a tribute to her memory, they were registered as masters without a fee. John van Eyck soon found employment in the court atmosphere, which seemed congenial to him, whilst Hubert remained at Ghent, received commissions from the municipality (1424), and became acquainted with Digitized by VjjOOQIC
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John van Eyck was his junior by some unknown number of years. Chroni- clers of the Sixteenth Century vaguely suggest that the two brothers settled at Ghent in 14 10. There is every reason to believe that all these dates are incorrect \ that Hubert was born after 1366, and that the date of his migration to Ghent must be placed later in the century. It is credible that both the brothers were court painters to Philip of Charolois, heir apparent to the throne of Burgundy, who lived with his wife Mi...chelle de France at Ghent between 141 8 and 142 1. In the service of the prince, painters were free from the constraint of their guild, but on the withdrawal of the court the privilege would cease; and this explains how the names of the Van Eycks were not recorded in the register of the corporation of St. Luke till 1421, when, on the death of the Countess Michelle, and as a tribute to her memory, they were registered as masters without a fee. John van Eyck soon found employment in the court atmosphere, which seemed congenial to him, whilst Hubert remained at Ghent, received commissions from the municipality (1424), and became acquainted with Digitized by VjjOOQIC
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