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Van Eyck: The Portraits
21 November 2026 — 11 April 2027
Coming SoonVan Eyck's nine known portraits — craftsmen, merchants, his own relatives, people captured 600 years ago with stubble, wrinkles and flushed cheeks — 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 →About the Artist
Self-portrait (attributed)
Jan van Eyck
Flemish · 1390–1441
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.
Critic Reviews
No reviews yet for this exhibition.
Visit
Trafalgar Square, London·View on artmap
Sunday10am–6pm
Monday10am–6pm
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–9pm
Saturday ·10am–6pm
© National Gallery
Van Eyck: The Portraits
21 November 2026 — 11 April 2027
Coming SoonVan Eyck's nine known portraits — craftsmen, merchants, his own relatives, people captured 600 years ago with stubble, wrinkles and flushed cheeks — 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 →About the Artist
Self-portrait (attributed)
Jan van Eyck
Flemish · 1390–1441
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.
Critic Reviews
No reviews yet for this exhibition.
Visit
Trafalgar Square, London·View on artmap
Sunday10am–6pm
Monday10am–6pm
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–9pm
Saturday ·10am–6pm