Margaret van Eyck, a house called 'The Wild Sea' and Jan van Eyck's posthumous workshop

Understanding of the transition in painting in Bruges between the death of Jan van Eyck in 1441 and the early career of Petrus Christus has been hampered by uncertainty about the size, location and fate of Van Eyck’s workshop, which some scholars argue was continued by his widow, Margaret. Reassessment of the evidence suggests a new terminus ante quem for its closure.

Publication year:2022

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