The Age of Van Eyck: the Mediterranean World and Early Netherlandish Painting

This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition “Jan van Eyck, de Vlaamse Primitieven en bet Zuiden, 1430‐1530”, held at the Groeningemuseum, Bruges, March‐ June, 2002, as part of “Bruges – European City of Culture”. It presents a detailed catalogue of the exhibition and a collection of essays by renowned scholars on the relationship between early Netherlandish masters and painters from southern Europe.

Some 130 paintings were included in the exhibition, all of which are illustrated in colour in the catalogue section. Detailed entries include information on the artist and analysis of the painting looking at style, technique...