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Jan van Eyck Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the world of Jan van Eyck through this exciting timeline game where you must place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Learn about Jan van Eyck’s early life and upbringing
  • Discover his famous works and contributions to the art world
  • Uncover the impact of Jan van Eyck’s art on future generations (if applicable)
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  • c. 1390: Jan van Eyck is born in the Dutch town of Maaseik
  • 1422: Jan van Eyck becomes a recognized painter in the court of John of Bavaria
  • 1428: Jan van Eyck travels to Portugal as a painter for Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
  • 1430: Jan van Eyck is appointed official court painter by Philip the Good
  • 1432: Jan van Eyck completes the Ghent Altarpiece
  • c. 1435: Jan van Eyck travels to Italy on behalf of Philip the Good
  • c. 1435: Jan van Eyck marries Margareta, who may have been his employer's daughter
  • 1434: Jan van Eyck completes the Arnolfini Portrait
  • 1435: Jan van Eyck is commissioned to paint the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin
  • 1440: Jan van Eyck is appointed as a member of the Brotherhood of Our Lady in Bruges
  • c. 1445: Jan van Eyck completes the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin
  • c. 1445: Jan van Eyck is commissioned to paint the Madonna with Canon van der Paele
  • c. 1447: Jan van Eyck completes the Madonna with Canon van der Paele
  • 9 July 1441: Jan van Eyck dies in Bruges

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