
Β© National Gallery
21 November 2026 β 11 April 2027
Coming SoonVan Eyck's nine known portraits β craftsmen, merchants, his own relatives, people captured 600 years ago with stubble, wrinkles and flushed cheeks β have almost never left their home institutions. The Arnolfini Portrait has left the National Gallery only once in over 100 years.
From National Gallery
For the first time in history, see all of Jan van Eyck's portraits together. Only once, only at the National Gallery. Portraiture as we know it begins with van Eyck. His vision and skill launched painting into a new era of unrivalled realism. Watchful eyes, a hint of stubble, wrinkles, flushed cheeks. Van Eyck captured his subjects in all their intimate details. Though these people sat for their portraits 600 years ago, they feel alive today....
Read more at National Gallery β
Self-portrait (attributed)
Flemish Β· 1390β1441
Painting
Van Eyck mastered oil paint with a precision and luminosity unmatched in his era, creating portraits and altarpieces of almost hallucinatory detail that established the foundations of Northern European painting.
No reviews yet for this exhibition.
Trafalgar Square, LondonΒ·View on artmap
Sunday10amβ6pm
Monday10amβ6pm
Tuesday10amβ6pm
Wednesday10amβ6pm
Thursday10amβ6pm
Friday10amβ9pm
Saturday Β·10amβ6pm

Β© National Gallery
21 November 2026 β 11 April 2027
Coming SoonVan Eyck's nine known portraits β craftsmen, merchants, his own relatives, people captured 600 years ago with stubble, wrinkles and flushed cheeks β have almost never left their home institutions. The Arnolfini Portrait has left the National Gallery only once in over 100 years.
From National Gallery
For the first time in history, see all of Jan van Eyck's portraits together. Only once, only at the National Gallery. Portraiture as we know it begins with van Eyck. His vision and skill launched painting into a new era of unrivalled realism. Watchful eyes, a hint of stubble, wrinkles, flushed cheeks. Van Eyck captured his subjects in all their intimate details. Though these people sat for their portraits 600 years ago, they feel alive today....
Read more at National Gallery β
Self-portrait (attributed)
Flemish Β· 1390β1441
Painting
Van Eyck mastered oil paint with a precision and luminosity unmatched in his era, creating portraits and altarpieces of almost hallucinatory detail that established the foundations of Northern European painting.
No reviews yet for this exhibition.
Trafalgar Square, LondonΒ·View on artmap
Sunday10amβ6pm
Monday10amβ6pm
Tuesday10amβ6pm
Wednesday10amβ6pm
Thursday10amβ6pm
Friday10amβ9pm
Saturday Β·10amβ6pm