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Jan van Eyck left behind a remarkable legacy of works, including the spectacular Ghent altarpiece, but very little evidence of who he exactly was. After he died, his reputation would only grow and grow, and his paintings would become highly sought after by buyers and thieves alike and, in the process, the mysterious tale of the van Eyck family would slowly be revealed.
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[@alexandervanwyk7669]

THANK YOU. I SIMPY CANT GET ENOUGH OF THIS STUFF

[@aslkhjbasijt785]

Like with music, having no artistic ability, I am floored by the skill of many famous artists. Van Eyck is one of those painters who seemed to me way ahead of his time.

[@WhirledPublishing]

He was probably from the 20th century.

[@joseffinat966]

Jan van Eyck Gent en Brugge schilderij met Maria en kind daaromheen een aantal figuren waaronder de vrouw van Eyck met een knielend kind in een lichtblauwe kleed en lijkt dat hij gedoopt wordt vrouw van Eyck draagt een groene kleed met bruin soort omslagdoek en leest uit de bijbel lijkt het aan de andere kant in het schilderij staat een schaap/ lam te kijken ,kent U deze schilderij ? Zo ja wat is het verhaal in deze schilderij zag het op een plaatje uit 2011 ben benieuwd ( nog boos wdm ?) trouwens nog een schilderij van Michelangelo Buonarroti de Libische Sybille ook haar verhaal boeit mij een van die schilderijen waar niet echt bloot in voorkomt ( CAN 1511 Sixtijnse kapel)

[@nicolethijs5428]

Nice to see a video about the great Van Eyck brothers. As a Flemisch women , growing up near his birthplace we grew up with his art.

[@magdalenaholt4594]

Oooooh, you are Lucky!

[@joseffinat966]

@@jcudal32 waar slaat dat op ? Komen gewoon langs ,waar langs ? BRUSSEL of Gent licht wel honderden kilometers ver dus over gewoon langs komen is niet zo eenvoudig ik denk dat ik al spijt heb dat ik erop gereageerd heb want weer vreemde opmerkingen waar ik niets mee kan bovendien heb ik er ook geen behoefte om mijn hoofd erover te breken wat hiermee bedoelt wordt dus houd ik hier maar liever bij heb er genoeg van ( Punt)

[@thenightking7167]

@@joseffinat966, why are you so hostile? Jcudal32's comment is a general statement, and a very accurate one at that. Most people who reside in geographic proximity to where artists' works are exhibited, have very little appreciation for the works. This is most likely due to desensitization. Jcudal32's comment wasn't an exclusive statement in regard to van Eyck's work; it refers to almost all the greats. Have you ever been to Salvador Dali's museum in Figueres, Spain? Same concept there. Most locals (certainly not all) simply don't care that much about the exhibit. They are desensitized. What about the breathtaking Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, Germany? Few Berliners who live nearby worship the exhibit. As a person residing thousands of miles away, I dream of being able to re-visit these exhibits. To me, it is an out-of-reach dream. To most locals, it's just another building with stuff.

[@SoneBlink]

So glad i found this channel.

[@janvaneyke7026]

Of all the great artists of the period, this one was the greatest.

[@christophermorgan3261]

I lived in France for 33 years and drove to Bruges many many times and then on to Amsterdam for Rembrant, and on to London and the Arnolfini portrait. The Ghent Alterpiece was always the high point. The Northern renaissance directly influenced the Italian renaissance as art historians like Irwin Panofsky have elaborated.

[@d.l.l.6578]

One throws oneself on the ground and adulates Van Eyck. He painted with photographic precision. The. Best. Painter. Ever.

[@ginacrusco234]

...or travels a good long way to see his work!

[@d.l.l.6578]

@@ginacrusco234 you’re so right.

[@profile1674]

I had the good fortune to be able to visit the big van Eyck exhibition in Ghent last February and it was magnificent. A few weeks later it was closed because of the pandemic and that was the end of it. Such a shame.

[@barbarajohnson1442]

Oh, I am jealous!!!!

[@winterdesert1]

What was your impression of his art that you didn't expect? More detail in it, smaller than you thought? Was the oil cracking? Just curious.

[@profile1674]

@@winterdesert1 Being from Belgium, I was introduced to the brothers Van Eyck in school. I remember first seeing the Ghent Altarpiece when I was about 10 years old, on a school trip. You could say I'm pretty familiar with his/their work, and still I was overawed by the exhibition. Most memorable for me was the "Annunciation" that is part of the collection of The National Gallery in Washington. I had never seen it in real life, and the amount of detail in it just left me flabbergasted. I must have looked at every inch of it, finding new details again and again. So, to answer your question, I'd have to say the amount of details. Pure mastery.

[@winterdesert1]

@@profile1674 That's really interesting, and just looking at pictures of it I can't believe the detail as you zoom in. It's always intrigued me because a paint brush is not like a fine pen or pencil tip. I heard once in my art class that he painted at times with one paint brush hair! Not sure if that true or not, but I wouldn't be surprised. Or I wonder if he put the paint on something like a really tiny wire or something else really fine.

[@profile1674]

@@winterdesert1 I heard about the one hair brush as well, so it could be true. In the Groeninghemuseum in Bruges, you can take a look at "The Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele" up close and the amount of detail is insane. The Ghent altarpiece is set up in a kind of protective cage, so you can't get really close, but it still is breathtaking. The figures really do look as if they could step out of the frame.

[@Survivor-mf1nm]

I hope you upload the entire Raiders of the Lost Art series 😊😊

[@jamescad9978]

Just found your channel. Thank you, I look foreword to watching much more.

[@andreacloyd3672]

Good 2 see a vid about Art period. I had 2 semesters of art history. I found this so interesting. U.get insight in2 an artists but also get a history lesson. Whether Art or music i love the bck story

[@stevedijkhof3109]

Jan van BergEyck,NEDERLAND!!

[@gkos2566]

Haha wat is dat toch met die Nederlanders

[@walterverbeeck6929]

@@gkos2566 Inderdaad, altijd het zelfde met Nederlanders. Ze vergeten dat dankzij de 80 jarige oorlog alle kennis en de rijkdom die Antwerpen bezat, allemaal gevlucht zijn naar Nederland. Zij hebben de kennis en de kunde in Nederland naar een hoger niveau getild, maar dat zeggen ze natuurlijk niet.

[@ginacrusco234]

What I find wonderful about The Three Marys at the Tomb is that, with the three women holding their precious-metal urns, it mimics the iconography of the Magi but in female guise. Attribution of this work to Jan is disputed. It is most commonly attributed to Hubert van Eyck; other theories include a fraternal collaboration similar to the Ghent altarpiece, or even a workshop production.

[@OdairASilva]

What a great channel!

[@jimcronin2043]

This was really a very good, and pleasantly surprising, and interesting video.

[@patriciagulacsik812]

So interesting. Thanks

[@Artstudiovaneijk]

Great to see this 👌✨

[@Michaelneiss]

1:00 Right! Like all professionals of this era, Master van Eyck always painted in his Sunday best, making sure to rub the white linen of his shirt against the wet canvas ...

[@JiveDadson]

And.... he used a tiny little brush which he held like a pencil to dab dab dab at the painting. He steadied his hand with heel of his palm on the surface. Magically, his hand was not smeared with paint.

[@paulandreigillesania5359]

This is very interesting~ 😊

[@paulscottfilms]

Excellent

[@dawneabdulal-bari9313]

Interesting!

[@fourdegreeswarmer]

Saw the alter piece 2 yrs ago and it blew my mind.

[@timrutter5025]

In terms of the Northern Renaissance as compared to the later Italian Renaissance the 'invention' or more advanced use of oil painting is clearly visible.

[@josephcampagnolo157]

The Just Judges figures in Albert Camus's novel La Chute (The Fall) in which the wretched lawyer Clamence has set himself up as the "judge-penitent" of himself and modern humanity. He is the possessor of it in the end, as it is symbolic of his self-appointed role.

[@ewechoober3355]

Van Eyck was exceptionally talented, but his subjects are super creepy looking. I love The Arnolfini Wedding for its incredible skill, so many little details to pore over. The mirror with the whole scene in tiny miniature detail is incredible. No surprise then to hear he started as a miniaturist.

[@luanalima7231]

Valeu!

[@janmoorman1874]

Very cool😮

[@joliya-5576]

realy nice

[@Cristobels-Green-Boots]

Thanks

[@eamonr7151]

weird how this dropped an hour after i just watched some Renaissance documentaries 🔥🔥🤣

[@beforethemast3678]

What renaissance documentaries have you found? I’m always looking for some lol

[@eamonr7151]

@@beforethemast3678 i found them here kzbin.info/aero/PLTRal7R3G0f_Hlaftz6wQeMZ9ugFIVy6L ignore the quality of the videos thoo

[@eartherinfire]

youtube’s algorithm is rapid fire and spot on.

[@akehapkap6143]

Much art in Louvre and the London museum of art is right out nicked. In Denmark, they had an old book from the Samic people in Norway, and they wanted it back. They got it back, because, why not. They had appropriate ways to store and keep it in good condition for decades.

[@cl5470]

If that really was him in the self-portrait, he reminds me of the actor Charles Dance a little bit. He was a handsome man in my estimation.

[@jb-vb8un]

C. Dance of ALIENS 3 , JEWEL IN THE CROWN or FOYLE'S WAR Dance ??

[@MementoNeli]

"Maaseik an area near Liege" its not near at all, its 1:30h~ drive

[@apple-bapple8676]

Would love to see a reference list or bibliography in the description for further research. Writing a presentation for university about Van Eyck. Wish i could use this but my referencing guidelines are strict

[@damiaanspatrick2050]

My fellow townsman, that I look up to most. Jan van Eyck. Mind the title is wrong, the Van Eyvk Family it is Jan van Eyck. ;)

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

Wow, so awesome.

[@jacquebrown3462]

the background music on this series is overwhelming. Is this a series on visual arts or a musical performance?

[@clarekuehn4372]

Ha ha. Life is rich.

[@svrfan]

In fact two panels were stolen but one was returned.

[@bethbartlett5692]

It's eerie how the faces seem to favor each other so, the absence of any noticable eyelashes, and the way he seemed to infer maternity in women, the Eve and the Bride in green. I see his actual "painting" as a precision excellence, yet his expressions as disturbing. Possibly, I'm too far removed from the 15th century Consciousness. I find this thought a bit reassuring, not all are ... I feel Isabella offers a real peek into herself, through her eyes. Obviously the Artist recognized this and shared it for all to experience. Not sure who that Artist was, as van Eyck's painting of Isabella is missing.

[@MinorKeyDancing]

Rogier van der Weyden painted the one where she is looking forward. I am not sure about the one where she is turned.

[@MinorKeyDancing]

at 8:41 is the Rogier van der Weyden copy of the van Eyck at least it is assumed as he took over the royal portraits when van Eyck died.

[@Landrew0]

There was very little blue in those paintings. Blue pigment was expensive at that time.

[@redwood-in-stereo]

It was also the color of royalty. Using too much blue without representing anything of royal standing, was looked down upon

[@Landrew0]

@@redwood-in-stereo I believe that was purple. Blue was rare because at one time the only source of blue pigment was a blue mineral from Afghanistan.

[@WhirledPublishing]

@1 minute: We know little about him... after he died, his reputation would grow and grow ... he influenced many other painters ... sounds like a 20th century con job to me

[@britoroque]

He was a time traveler. He was from the future.

[@jb-vb8un]

thought he was the tallest mechanoid on MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 - blimey , it is so eary to get those two dudes mixed up

[@deancj1]

10 different historians, 10 different takes on the Arnolfini painting.

[@mereunetulburat8022]

@Perspective It's van Eyck not ''Van Eyvk" as you wrote!

[@mereunetulburat8022]

@@monika-kw8lt It's okay! I've noticed that; nevertheless it should be corrected. Thank you!

[@thenightking7167]

In summary: In order to leave the most accurate and detailed trail of your life's description for the purposes of a biography, that will be written about you in hundreds of years, posthumously, please break the law frequently. Thank you.

[@gianfrancoardillo1690]

Tradurre in Italiano. Grazie

[@homerzsimpson9698]

Van Eyck.

[@Mercmad]

Michael Angelo had a brother called Larry? 😁

[@GDLP9603]

Lol you can't steal just the head of the Mona Lisa without devaluing the entire painting.

[@dougg1075]

Hockney thinks he used an obscura to paint that man and woman holding hands. The objects are too exact

[@fransiscozip1459]

It just another tool...somebody finished it very well..

[@susprime7018]

They all cheated, painted on grids, who cares, beautiful. Looks like a shotgun wedding.

[@sanniepstein4835]

Hockney can't do a likeness, so he denies that anyone else ever could. A nasty, envious outlook.

[@MariaVosa]

Great documentary. You really didn't need the intro with the overly dramatic music and breathless voiceover. It improved a lot after that point.

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

I want it to paint it myself. Aww😩🧐

[@frankmalinaro9700]

I was adopted in the early 1950ies and just a few years ago discovered via DNA testing , my biological father comes from this area . At 72 yrs young I'm discovering my biological roots. This explains my wonderful good health and resilience to life's challanges on all levels. Blessed with good genes , even though I crapped out with the twisted adoptive parents fate threw at me. Whew , almost didn't get away from them alive...just saying.

[@VoLcKEA1]

Interesting, I grew up between Ghent and Bruges. May I ask you where you're biological father exactly comes from? And why you think we have good genes haha, I'll take the compliment though lol. And what kind of DNA testing you did? My grandmother was from Estonia in 1915, because of war and such, lots of info was lost from her ancestry. I'd love to know more about it

[@chonkerbonkers5496]

My DNA shows I am related to him!!!

[@dkramer6238]

Maaseik is not an area in Liége, its an area in Limburg...

[@micheldebom8231]

Yes, you are right, but in Van Eyck's time Maaseeik was part of the principality of Liège wich was a state of his own.

[@fransiscozip1459]

Moving too Montana soon - gonna bee a dental floss tycoon....so did the brother's know. Van goth ? Brugel the younger or his dad ? Hiromonious? The bosh?

[@antidoteify]

It's all in the family :)

[@senzanome7801]

The Mysterious Tale of the Van Eyvk Family - there's a typing error. Fix it, please! Van Eyck!!!

[@roodborstkalf9664]

They are too lazy to read the comments

[@senzanome7801]

@@roodborstkalf9664 very likely.

[@danyellerobinson5940]

Grandpa!

[@Norfolk250]

Good grief! It’s a wonder he got ANYTHING done, if this is a true enactment of how he painted...... the SAme SPot OVer and OVer and OVer again! Golly!! ‘Stock footage’ used to its most annoying level imaginable!!

[@Grequierecafe]

How about proofreading your titles, Perspective Arts?

[@lucihaerle7588]

the name in the title is misspelled.... The Mysterious Tale of the Van Eyvk Family (Art History Documentary) | Perspective

[@manekakapoor1612]

The Flemish masters invented life like art. Not the Italians.

[@marcoscastillojaen1888]

V. E., demasie par body.

[@corneilcorneil]

*Van Eyck (misstype in titel)

[@vz5839]

Title

[@bethbartlett5692]

@@vz5839 roflol

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

This is famous painting.

[@joseffinat966]

In Suske en Wiske en De verloren van Eyck nummer 351

[@ivainyamutsamba8540]

Its a turban

[@Eudaimonia88]

Spelling mistake in the video title, sensationalist music in the background, a narrator who is evidently not familiar with art narration. The only saving grace here is Susan Foister, an art historian in her own exquisite league, one that matches that of the artist under discussion.

[@thenightking7167]

Are you referring to the capital "V"?

[@nelsonx5326]

Quit dragging my art around.

[@drpsionic]

Of course the great mystery that is still a mystery is why he wore a bed sheet on his head.

[@fransiscozip1459]

Thats where be kept his bong an ghonghe...an lighter.and a pepsi

[@ceceliaclarke264]

Clothing has always been expensive. This is why, in my opinion, the repeated image of an artist working on an oil painting with his expensive looking ruffled shirt cuff dragging over the unfinished oil painting, is ridiculous. It is obvious that the actor is not working on an unfinished oil painting, because there is no paint showing on the cuff. No actual artist, of any era, would be seen dragging his shirt cuff over unfinished, not yet dry, work. After seeing this the second time, I decided that the so-called experts of this video could not be trusted to present anything of any value. Clicked off. You tube has better, on the same subject.

[@johnhetherington8830]

So his brother painted his stuff.. now what?

[@dragonmartijn]

Als ich kan = Als ik kan = If I can. 0 "Jan, could you paint (this of that) ?" - "If I can"

[@JiveDadson]

I didn't know that he used a tiny brush and choked up on it like a pencil. I didn't know he would dab dab dab while he rubbed the painting with the heel of his hand and a ruffled shirt cuff. Snort.

[@opinionday0079]

When I see the miraculous work this man could do and compare it to the abstract shit or political abstract shit that passes for Art today , I get depressed. Even without the slightest talent you simple have to throw some paint at the canvas and write a dozen pages about some bullshit Ism and the powers that be will hail you as a genius and the sheep will follow of course. One time you had to have a gift.

[@Palmieres]

Don't ditch abstract art as a whole. A lot of it has a reading, a way to understand it. It's not even very complex, learning about it is just like someone giving you a translator. Take Jackson Pollock, for example, who is perhaps one of the most infamous in the abstract world who seem to "throw paint at a canvas". Several of Pollock's paintings are like fractals, which are mathematical concepts. What he painted was calculated and yet reproducing it is very difficult. You may even dislike abstract art (I personally don't like most of it), but it doesn't mean it's senseless or talentless. There're are even cases of artists who mainly do abstract art painting hyper realistic works just to show people it's not lack of talent, it's a stylistic choice.

[@opinionday0079]

@@Palmieres Pollock is a good example of what I am talking about.

[@luiscuixara4622]

You're a far braver person than I. If I didn't know what the fuck I was talking about, I would be tempted to conceal my ignorance.

[@sanniepstein4835]

There are truly excellent artists at work today, ignoring the fads of the official art world.

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

I was in Neuschwanstein. 😂

[@susprime7018]

Yes, Munch's the Scream went missing soon after visiting the Munch museet, I emailed my pals that I am like O.J. 110% innocent, luckily it was recovered.

[@bobbyvox2352]

To bad it wasn’t during the war.🤣

[@garylarson3867]

O

[@dnlgrmn7169]

Where is Waldemar Januszczak? Interesting content, boring monologue. Make this serie interesting again.

[@xcesar4impx666]

royalty Wankers ! they where sure a "ROYAL ' pain in the ass to humanity and all those people and tribes who suffer under all this clownsa

[@StephiSensei26]

A lot of speculating here. Too many "Would be's", "Could be's" and "Should be's" and not enough "meat and potatoes". Interesting but not convincing. Thank you.

[@Celtopia]

Make one better....or shut up.

[@StephiSensei26]

@@Celtopia No, you shut up! I've a right to my opinion. It's a fairly good program, but I was disappointed by its repetitive speculation. The entire program is speculative with their would be's, might be's etc. You don't like my opinion? Good, ignore it! But you don't go about telling anyone to shut up!

[@constancemiller3753]

No Waldemar. MOVING ON. 👋

[@bmolitor615]

Honestly I think they are just kinda gross and depressing. Looking at them makes me unhappy, and... it turns out I don't want to know about his family... bye :(

[@susanhuntley9262]

Didn't watch because of the dramatic music. Looking for history

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

Then Hitler?Well it ends up in Germany 🇩🇪. Yup Bingo. Do I know Hitler or what?😂

[@franlamb409]

this is an out of date documentary... /mr and Mrs. Gandolphini and more

[@whanuipuru4446]

These art historians are boring not like Waldemar the incredible Polish.

[@karenkiebooms1373]

the biggest lie ever and Bach did exactly the same ... you can immitate a lot, but the style is making you the fraud ... most of the paintings are Belisa's work - she is born in 1470 in Brugge, her mother was Katharina van Kleef (who had a twin brother) and her father was Petrus van Kortrijk - known as Petrus X (Portret of a Lady) ... that work (Portret of a Lady) opened an entrance in my brain and made me remember my complete life, being Belisa Barca ... besides a movie about Belisa, there will be a series of documentaries to explain how we have changed reality to steal what was not ours to possess ... between her life and mine, there is Johanna van Castilië, her mother (Isabella Van Aragon/Castilië) also was born in 1470, in Lier, near Antwerp, connected with my grandparents. It only needed one open door to become the story of the century, but I won't live long enough to taste the fruits that grew on my Tree of Life. Sophia will - I've had several lives before, but this is the very first time, I know who I am going to be in my next life - as a matter of fact, she is some kind of a co-worker already. When we die, we disconnect from all earthly possessions - that means that the painings are not mine either - but I can tell you the truth about Belisa, Leonardo da Vinci and the van Eyck family, if you really want to know it ... I can't change the world, but I can try to change our narcissistic legacy ...

[@dsallato]

Where is waldemar?😡

[@bolshevikproductions]

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