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The Virgin and Child with Canon Joris Van der Paele
"Master Joris Van der Paele, canon of this church, had this painting made by Johannes Van Eyck, painter; and he founded two chantries, to be tended by the canons, 1434; the painting was, however, completed in 1436." So reads the Latin inscription on the frame. In other words, the canon donated a substantial sum of money to the authorities of Saint Donation's Church in Bruges to dedicate an annual …
Creator
- Jan van Eyck
- Jan van Eyck
Subject
- religions (belief systems, cultures)
Type of item
- oil paintings (visual works)
Medium
- Oil on panel
- Oil painting
Creator
- Jan van Eyck
- Jan van Eyck
Subject
- religions (belief systems, cultures)
Type of item
- oil paintings (visual works)
Medium
- Oil on panel
- Oil painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Copyright: Lukas - Art in Flanders VZW; Photographer: Hugo Maertens
Creation date
- 1436
- 1436
Places
- Groeningen Museum
Identifier
- BEL_280_013
Extent
- 157.8 cm x 122.1 cm
Language
- en
- eng
Relations
- http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2480921
Year
- 1436
Providing country
- Belgium
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-03-01T14:27:59.830Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-12-19T14:44:24.209Z