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EYCK, Jan van: Portrait of a Young Man (Tymotheos)

🖼 Portrait of a Young Man (Tymotheos), 1432
Oil on wood
34.5 × 19 cm
London, United Kingdom

Soft light models a precise face rendered in luminous oils, set against deep blue-black. Van Eyck's revolutionary technique—layered glazes capturing skin texture and psychological presence—established portraiture's modern foundation, influencing centuries of portraiture.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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