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Hubert & Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck (Maaseik c. 1390 - Brugge 1441)
Early Netherlandish painter

Hubert van Eyck (c. 1366 - Gent 1426)
Flemish painter and older brother of Jan van Eyck
(Wikipedia)

Leopold Wiener
1864

Description

Marmeren standbeeld van de broers Van Eyck in 15de-eeuwse kledij.

Marble statue of the Van Eyck brothers in 15th-century dress.

Inscription(s)

Aen
Jan en Hubrecht
Van Eyck
geboren te Maeseyck

Ingehuldigd door
Z.M. Leopold 1
5 September 1864

Signature

leop. wiener sculp. 1864

Sculptor

Leopold Wiener (Venlo 1823 - Brussel-Bruxelles 1891), Dutch-Belgian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 51°5'40" - E 5°47'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: beli001; Photograph: 29 May 2009 / updated: 16 August 2021
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