{"product_id":"van-eyck-emma-capron-9781857097276","title":"Van Eyck: The Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book in English devoted to Jan van Eyck's pioneering contribution to the birth of modern portraiture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome stories do not have a beginning. Portraiture is one of them. It seems to burst onto the scene fully formed in the 1430s under the brush of Flemish artist Jan van Eyck. Pushing the possibilities of oil painting to convey a convincing illusion of reality, his portraits present us with individuals pulsating with life, every detail of their appearance captured. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVan Eyck not only transformed the style of contemporary portraiture but also challenged the definition of who should be portrayed. The men and women in his paintings are not royalty or aristocrats but the artist's relatives, affluent merchants and successful craftsmen. Rendering their likeness in meticulous detail, van Eyck immortalised these figures through vivid depictions and allowed them to speak to us through enigmatic inscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be the first ever published in English on the artist's powerful portraits, accompanying a groundbreaking exhibition at London's National Gallery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe National Gallery, London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 21 November 2026 - 11 April 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished by National Gallery Global Ltd\/Distributed by Yale University Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Capron,Nicholas Flory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1857097270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781857097276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Gallery London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Emma Capron","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48748316492031,"sku":"9781857097276","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/van-eyck-emma-capron-9781857097276","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}