Portrait of a Man with a Blue Chaperon
Jan van Eyck · 1435
Why it's great
A man wears a bright blue headdress called a chaperon and holds a gold ring in his hand. Jan van Eyck painted it in about 1435, and the man may be someone getting engaged.
Where to see it
📍 Brukenthal National MuseumSibiu, Romania
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Jan van Eyck was a Flemish painter born around 1390 who worked for the Duke of Burgundy and lived in Bruges until he died in 1441. He was a master of oil paint, using thin glowing layers to paint jewels, fabric and reflections in amazing detail. His Arnolfini Portrait and the Ghent Altarpiece are among the most famous pictures of the 1400s.
