Madonna in the Church detail; 1430s (50 Kb) The Ghent altarpiece. The Adoration of the Lamb. The Arnolfini Marriage. Photographs by Mark Harden and Carol Gerten-Jackson. Biography. Jan van Eyck, the most famous and innovative Flemish painter of the 15th century, is thought to have come from the village of Maaseyck in Limbourg.

