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)
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...